what is the maximum number of pieces of birthday cake of size 10 ” by 10 ” that can be cut from a cake 20 ” by 20 ” ?
"the prompt is essentially asking for the maximum number of 10 x 10 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 2 ' pieces ' each , we have ( 2 ) ( 2 ) = 4 total smaller squares ( at maximum ) . a"
divide(multiply(20, 20), multiply(10, 10))