2018 AMC 10B Problem 1

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Concepts:arearectangle

Difficulty rating: 860

1.

Kate bakes a 2020-inch by 1818-inch pan of cornbread. The cornbread is cut into pieces that measure 22 inches by 22 inches. How many pieces of cornbread does the pan contain?

9090

100100

180180

200200

360360

Solution:

The whole pan has area 20×18=36020 \times 18 = 360 square inches. Each piece is 2×2=42 \times 2 = 4 square inches. So the number of pieces is 360/4=90.360 / 4 = 90. Thus, A is the correct answer.

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