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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a jig saw puzzle is recangle 30 cm by 44 cm. each piece is approximately a squre of 2 cm on each side. how many edage pieces are there in the puzzle?

hero (hero):

Just a second....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

hero (hero):

68 pieces

hero (hero):

308 piece puzzle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did u get that can u explain to me please

hero (hero):

Well, I just counted

hero (hero):

Using graph paper

OpenStudy (pokemon23):

hero is beast :)

hero (hero):

I let each square equal 2 square cm

hero (hero):

And then drew a rectangle representing the outer edges of the puzzle

hero (hero):

Then I just counted the squares along the edges of the rectangle

hero (hero):

There's probably an easier way to do it though

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanx

hero (hero):

Let me guess....you created a rectangle too

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

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