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Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A floor is 4 metres by 6 metres. How many square tiles, each 1 metre by 1 metre, are needed to cover it exactly?

Answer: 24

The area is 4 × 6 = 24 square metres, and each tile covers 1.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 10
10 adds the two dimensions.
If you answered 12
12 halves the area.
If you answered 20
20 is the perimeter.

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