I'm trying to apply circle packing data to a 10 x 16 inch sheet for printing, here: http://hydra.nat.uni-magdeburg.de/packing/csq/csq.html#Applications
And I want to achieve the least waste by figuring out if I can divide this 10x16 rectangle into squares, the minium of squares beyond the waste from one 10 x 10 square, and calculate the ideal amount of circles.
Basically I'm trying to figure out a rough, yet fairly accurate way to calculate how many designs of given sizes can fit on one 10 x 16 page with minimal waste. I would assume that circles generate less waste than squares, but maybe given the waste of converting it into squares first, squares would be a better way to estimate instead?
You can do $10+6+4+2+2$ for $5$ squares. I doubt it can be beat.