Maria has baked a cake for Cathy's birthday. The dimensions of the cake are inches by inches. The cake is going to be cut into s

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Maria has baked a cake for Cathy's birthday. The dimensions of the cake are inches by inches. The cake is going to be cut into s

quares with each piece being approximately 5.55% of the cake, which should give a total of pieces of cake with each piece having a side length of inches.

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zaharov [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-04T14:33:35+03:00

zaharov [31]3 years ago

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5.55% = 1/18

So, cut the cake into 18 equal squares.

The cake is twice as long as it is wide, so that means cut half the cake (6 3/4 x 6 3/4) into 9 pieces, each with a side of 1/3 * 6 3/4 = 2 1/4 inches.