what is the maximum number of 6 x 10 recangles that can be places in a 28 x 105 rectangle if there is no overlapping of the smaller rectangles and the edges of the small rectangles are parallel to the edges of the enclosing rectangle?

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anonymous · Answer

49

anonymous · Answer

what do you do?

anonymous · Answer

reexamining solution
took area and divided by area of small rectangle

anonymous · Answer

oh i see. ok thank you.

anonymous · Answer

47 is correct answer
mistake is this in not a regular math problem but a calculus/material problem
you need to write a function of the sides 28 or 105 as a function of 6 and 10

anonymous · Answer

hmm theres calculus on the sats?