A sheet of paper is of dimensions 40 cm by 36 cm. From each corner of the sheet a square of side4 cm is removed. Find the area of the remaining sheet.

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Mia Waters

2 August, 20:25

A sheet of paper is of dimensions 40 cm by 36 cm. From each corner of the sheet a square of side4 cm is removed. Find the area of the remaining sheet.

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Carissa Baker · Answer 1

Area of original Sheet of Paper is 40 x 36 = 1440 sq cm

Area of 1 square of dimension 4 cm x 4 cm = 4 X 4 = 16 sq cm

Area of 4 cut squares is 4 X 16 = 64 sq cm

Area of remaining sheet ∴ is 1440 - 64 = 1376 sq cm

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