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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

Ans is 4920 tiles


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