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Question
Trace your hand on the squared sheet on the page.
How will you decide whose hand is bigger-your hand or your friend’s hand?
What is the area of your hand? square cm.
What is the area of your friend’s hand? square cm.
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Solution
We will trace the hand on the paper and find the area of the paper that gets covered by hand with the help of a square of side 1 cm.
(Students are advised to prepare the answer on their own.)
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