There are wallpapers of two different sizes, 6 feet2 and 8 feet2. What should be the minimum area of the wall, which can be fully covered using some identical wallpapers of any of given type?
A
24 feet2
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B
12 feet2
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C
6 feet2
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D
48 feet2
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Solution
The correct option is A24 feet2 As any of the two wall papers can be used, the wall area should be a multiple of area of both the wallpapers.
The minimum area of wall which can be fully covered using any of these two wallpapers is the LCM of 6 feet2 and 8 feet2.
Prime factorisation of both the area is as follows: 6=2×3 8=2×2×2