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A rectangular cake has a length of 2 1/2 inches and a width of inches. How many whole, square pieces of cake with side lengths of inches can be cut from the cake?

A.
37
B.
34
C.
36
D.
38

1 answer

To solve the problem, we need to first clarify the dimensions of the rectangular cake and the size of the square pieces.

  1. The length of the cake is given as 2 1/2 inches, which can be expressed as: \[ 2 \frac{1}{2} = 2.5 \text{ inches} \]

  2. The width of the cake isn't given, so we cannot directly calculate how many square pieces can fit. If there is an assumed width for the cake, it must be included in the question for us to continue further.

  3. We also need the side length of the square pieces that will be cut from the cake. This value is missing from the question as well.

Since we need both the width of the cake and the size of the square pieces in order to find out how many whole square pieces can be cut from the cake, please provide the width of the cake and the side length of the square pieces.