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96

Q.1

A mason has to fit a bathroom with square marble tiles of largest possible size. The size of the bathroom is 10 ft. by 8 ft. What would be the size in inches of the tile required that has to be cut and how many such tiles are required.

Sol.

Length of bathroom

=

10 ft

=

10

×

12

=

120 inches

Breadth of bathroom

=

8 ft

=

8

×

12

=

96 inches

[Q 1 ft = 12 inche]

[Q 1 ft = 12 inches]

Area of bathroom

=

120

×

96

120

96

-

24

96

96

-

4

0

HCF (120, 96)

=

24

120

=

96

×

1

+

24

96

=

24

×

4

+

0

….(i)

….(ii)

DIVIDEND = DIVISOR × QUOTIENT + REMAINDER

1

120

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Q.1

A mason has to fit a bathroom with square marble tiles of largest possible size. The size of the bathroom is 10 ft. by 8 ft. What would be the size in inches of the tile required that has to be cut and how many such tiles are required.

Sol.

The side of the tile

Number of tiles

=

Total Area of bathroom

Area of Each Tile

=

120

×

96

24

×

24

HCF (120, 96)

=

24

Area of bathroom

=

120

×

96

=

24

Area of a tile

=

(Side)2

=

(24)2

24 × 24

=

Area of a tile

5

4

=

20

No. of tiles required is 20.