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Grade 2 Math · Problem type
Partition rectangles into equal squares
Use this for “Split a rectangle into 3 rows of 4 equal squares. How many squares?”
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2 rows of 3: 3 + 3 = 6
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In each row
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Squares
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2 rows of 3 = 6
Good to know
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Cut a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares. Leave no gaps.
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Count the squares: add the number in a row once for each row.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Rows: 2
In each row: 3
FIND
squares
Step 1 · Find squares
2 rows of 3 = ?
Add the number in one row, once for each row.
By rows: 3 + 3 = 6
By columns: 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
Squares: 6
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
3 + 3 = 6 ✓
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