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Problem of The Week: Strands Measurement, Patterning and Algebra

A 60cm piece of wire is cut into two parts in a 3:2 ratio. The longer part forms a square with an area that is in a certain ratio to the area of the smaller square. Students are asked to determine the ratio of the area of the larger square to the smaller square.

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Problem of The Week: Strands Measurement, Patterning and Algebra

A 60cm piece of wire is cut into two parts in a 3:2 ratio. The longer part forms a square with an area that is in a certain ratio to the area of the smaller square. Students are asked to determine the ratio of the area of the larger square to the smaller square.

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Problem of the Week


Problem C
Wired
A piece of wire 60 cm in length is to be cut into two parts in the ratio 3 : 2. Each
part is bent to form a square.
Determine the ratio of the area of the larger square to the smaller square.

Strands

Measurement, Patterning and Algebra

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