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Each piece of sod was 1 yard wide by 1 yard long. The lawn was a rectangle, 3 yards wide by 5 yards long. How many pieces of sod were needed to cover the lawn?\u003Cbr>A. 16 sod squares B. 10 sod squares\u003Cbr>C. 15 sod squares D. 8 sod squares\u003Cbr>2) Jerry broke a chocolate bar into square pieces. Each piece was 1 inch wide by 1 inch long. The bar was a rectangle, 3 inches wide by 8 inches long. How many chocolate squares were in the bar?\u003Cbr>A. 16 chocolate squares B. 24 chocolate squares\u003Cbr>C. 22 chocolate squares D. 11 chocolate squares\u003Cbr>3) Maria arranged square photos on a poster. Each photo was 1 inch wide by 1 inch long. The photos formed a rectangle, 5 inches wide by 8 inches long. How many photos were arranged on the poster?\u003Cbr>A. 26 photos B. 32 photos\u003Cbr>C. 40 photos D. 13 photos\u003Cbr>4) Will packed square boxes onto the floor of a truck. Each box was 1 foot wide by 1 foot long. The boxes formed a rectangle, 4 feet wide by 3 feet long. How many boxes were packed onto the floor?\u003Cbr>A. 14 boxes B. 9 boxes\u003Cbr>C. 12 boxes D. 7 boxes\u003Cbr>5) Amy covered a bench with square cushions. Each cushion was 1 foot wide by 1 foot long. The bench top was a rectangle, 7 feet wide by 6 feet long. How many cushions were used to cover the bench top?\u003Cbr>A. 42 cushions B. 26 cushions\u003Cbr>C. 13 cushions D. 36 cushions\u003Cbr>6) Victor lined up square crackers on a tray. Each cracker was 1 inch wide by 1 inch long. The tray was a rectangle, 4 inches wide by 7 inches long. 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