A rectangular courtyard is 18m72cm long and 13m20cm broad. It is to be paved with square tiles of same size. Find the least possible number of such tiles.
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Solution
Area = length*breadth =1872*1320 cm =247104 cm^2 Find the side length of largest square which tile can be used to floor the rectangular living room of size 1872×1320 cm . HCF of 1872 and 1320 gives the side length of the largest square. HCF= 1872 = 1320*1+552 1320 = 552*2 + 216 552 = 216*2 + 120 216 = 120*1 + 96 120 = 96*1 + 24 94 = 24*4 + 0
HCF of 1872 & 1320 is 24
no. of tiles required to floor is (1872*1320) / (24*24) = 4920