The area of a rectangle is 20 cm squared. Can you cut a square with a side of 3 cm from this rectangle?

Given:
The area of the rectangle is 20 cm2.
The side of the square is 3 cm.
Let’s find out that the area of the rectangle is greater than the area of the square:
S = 3 * 3 = 9 cm2 <20 cm2, which means the square is smaller than the rectangle.
It is necessary to assume that the smaller side of the rectangle is necessarily either equal to 3 cm or more than 3 cm so that the square fits on it. In other words, the dimensions of the rectangle can be, for example, 4 by 5 cm.
Answer: A square can be cut out of a rectangle if the smaller side of the second shape is equal to or greater than 3 centimeters.