Leia cuts congruent triangular patches with an area of 15 square centimeters from a rectangular piece of fabric that is 15 centi

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Leia cuts congruent triangular patches with an area of 15 square centimeters from a rectangular piece of fabric that is 15 centi

meters long and 9 centimeters wide. How many of the patches can Leia cut from 27 pieces of the fabric?
Please answer soon and correctly!
This is seventh grade math so if you are not in seventh grade or up, I am not sure if you would be comfortable with this kind of thing

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Makovka662 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-08T07:01:53+03:00

Makovka662 [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

The answer is 243 patches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a rectangular piece of fabric = 15 × 9 = 135 cm²

Area of 27 pieces of fabric = 135 × 27 = 3645 cm²

Number of patches can be cut from = 3645 ÷ 15 = 243