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Question
The picture alongside shows some squares. Find out how many squares with the same measures will fit in the empty space in the figure.
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Solution
length of the empty space = 4 - 1 = 3 cm
breadth of the empty space = 3 - 1 = 2 cm
square in empty space = length x breadth
= 3 x 2
= 6 sq. cm.
∴ 6 squares will fit in the empty space in the figure.
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