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Question: The length of a hall is 18 m and its width is 13.5 m. Find the least number of square tiles, each of side 25 cm, required to cover the floor of the hall,
i) without leaving any margin.
ii) leaving a margin of width 1.5 m all around.

 

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Question: The length of a hall is 18 m and its width is 13.5 m. Find the least number of square tiles, each of side 25 cm, required to cover the floor of the hall,
i) without leaving any margin.
ii) leaving a margin of width 1.5 m all around.

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