Minimum number of square marbles required to tile a floor of length 5 metres 78 cm and width 3 metres 74 cm is ?
Answer: B
The marbles used to tile the floor are square marbles.
Therefore, the length of the marble=width of the marble.the length of the marble=width of the marble.
As we have to use whole number of marbles, the side of the square should a factor of both 5 m 78 cm and 3m 74. And it should be the highest factor of 5 m 78 cm and 3m 74.
5 m 78 cm = 578 cm and 3 m 74 cm = 374 cm.
The HCF of 578 and 374 = 34.
Hence, the side of the square is 34.