Question

A shopkeeper wants to arrange 24 cookie boxes in rows and columns. Which of the following is the correct way of arranging the cookie boxes?

• A. 6 (row) × 4 (column)
• B. 6 (row) × 3 (column)
• C. 4 (row) × 4 (column)
• D. 6 (row) × 6 (column)

Answer 1

The correct option is A 6 (row) × 4 (column)

24 can be written as,

24 = 1(row) × 24 (column)
or 24 = 24 (row) × 1 (column)

24 = 2 (row) × 12 (column)
or 24 = 12 (row) × 2 (column)

24 = 3 (row) × 8 (column)
or 24 = 8 (row) × 3 (column)

24 = 4 (row) × 6 (column)
or 24 = 6 (row) × 4 (column)

Thus, 6 (row) × 4 (column) is the correct arrangement to arrange 24 cookie boxes.