Grace wove a potholder with an area of 80 square inches. The lengths and widths of the sides are whole numbers. Which dimensions make the most sense for a potholder?

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Grace wove a potholder with an area of 80 square inches. The lengths and widths of the sides are whole numbers. Which dimensions make the most sense for a potholder?

Since the Area of the potholder = 80 sq inch

And the dimension of the potholder ; length and width are integers ; Hence, possible dimensions could be ;

Area = length × width

80 = length × width

(80, 1), (40, 2), (20, 4), (10, 8), (16, 5)

Potholders are fabrics sewn from the purpose of being used to handle pots and other kitchen equipments.

Usually the dimension are usually close, hence, the most sensible dimension a potholder with an area of 80 sq inch could have is 8 by 10 or vice-versa.

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explanation:

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tony b

mar 21, 2017

answer:

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explanation:

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