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Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A square tile has sides of 30 centimetres. How many tiles are needed to cover a floor that is 3 metres by 3 metres?

Answer: 100

The floor is 300 cm by 300 cm, so 10 tiles fit along each side: 10 × 10 = 100.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 10
10 is the number along one side.
If you answered 30
30 divides 900 by 30.
If you answered 1000
1000 multiplies by 10 once too often.

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