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Problem of the Week
Problem B
Stamp it Out

Evelina is using a wooden block as a stamp to make decorative wrapping paper. The wooden block measures \(3\) cm by \(3\) cm by \(4\) cm and Evelina is stamping with one of the \(3\) cm by \(3\) cm square faces of the block.

  1. Evelina creates a row of \(10\) stamped squares with a gap of \(0.5\) cm in between each square. Determine the length of this row.

  2. Evelina has a square piece of wrapping paper with side length \(77.5\) cm. She leaves a gap of \(0.5\) cm around each edge and then creates rows of stamped squares with a gap of \(0.5\) cm in between each square as well as between each row. How many stamped squares in total will be on this piece of wrapping paper?

Themes: Algebra, Geometry & Measurement