# Math problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-problem/190983>\
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**Created:** [June 16, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-problem/190983 "2006-06-16T03:12:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dragonfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-problem/190983/1 "2006-06-16T03:12:38Z")

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hello.  
I need to dynamically stack rows and colums of squares. That is easy enough.

But i want to dynamically change the number of columns depending on the total number of squares. This way, i will always have a rectangular grid of squares.

I can do this by using a series of if…then statments to check the total number of squares, but this is not a good solution as it will not scale infinately nor is it very adaptable to different layouts.

I susupect that there is a way to find a relationship between the number of squares and the number of columns needed to keep things in a rectangular shape… but it hurts my head to keep trying to figure it out with my limited math skills.

Can some one with a bigger brain pleeeese help me with this?

Thanks.