A courtyard is in the shape of a rectangle of length 11.2 and 7.2 breadth.find the measure of the largest square shaped tile that can be used (in the whole),to cover the courtyard completely ..how many tiles are needed for purpose.

Answer 1

the tile has to be evenly divisible into 11.2 and 7.2

area=11.2*7.2=80.64
I see that .2 will go in both evenly.
tiles .2x.2= .04 area
number tiles=80.64/.04

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Area of a rectangle=l*b.
11.2*7.2=80.64

Number of tiles=80.64÷04