what is the maximum number of pieces of birthday cake of size 2 ” by 2 ” that can be cut from a cake 20 ” by 20 ” ?
the prompt is essentially asking for the maximum number of 2 x 2 squares that can be cut from a larger 20 by 20 square . since each ' row ' and each ' column ' of the larger square can be sub - divided into 10 ' pieces ' each , we have ( 10 ) ( 10 ) = 100 total smaller squares ( at maximum ) . b
divide(multiply(20, 20), multiply(2, 2))