A hall of length 24 cm and breadth 20 m is to be paved with equal square tiles. What will be the siz

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A hall of length 24 cm and breadth 20 m is to be paved with equal square tiles. What will be the size of the largest tile so that the tiles exactly fi t and also find the number of tiles required.

OPtion

1. 115
2. 116
3. 128
4. 134
5. 130
6. 120
7. 126
8. 110
9. 105
10. None of the above

Solution

Size of the largest possible square tile
= H.C.F. (l, b)
= H.C.F. (24, 20) = 4 m
Number of tiles required
= l x b / H.C.F. (24, 20)
= 24 x 20 / 4 = 120 tiles.

Correct Option: 6 Best Solution (1)