Question

A figure is made from 8 units blocks.Its 3 units tall.What is the maximum length the figure could be?Explain.

Answer 1

i think the maximum length of the figure would be : 6 The total blocks that exist to form should be 8 we know that 3 is used for the height , so the remaining will be 5. but we can use the first blocks as the foundation for the additional length. The figure would look like this : O O OOOOOO ---------> total of 8 blocks