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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tile Updated on: 01 Oct 2023, 11:57
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?

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We know that, the perimeter of the kitchen floor is 16
2 * ( l+b) - 4 = 16 or l+b = 10
This is because the tile at the end will be common for both the length and breadth.
Also, it is known that the length is greater than the breadth(l > b)

The only option from the list which will match both the conditions are
Length : 6 Breadth : 4
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pushpitkc,

Request you to explain why you subtracted 4 from the above equation. I would have formed equation 2(l+w) = 16 and arrived at l=6 and w= 2 which also satisfies the condition that l>w
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pushpitkc,

Request you to explain why you subtracted 4 from the above equation. I would have formed equation 2(l+w) = 16 and arrived at l=6 and w= 2 which also satisfies the condition that l>w

When we try forming a rectangle with exactly 16 tiles, we end up using the tiles at the corner, twice.
Hence, we need to reduce 4(corner tiles) from the total perimeter.

P.S When you try forming a rectangle with 6 tiles as length and 2 tiles as breadth,
you use only 12 tiles(not 16 as asked in the question stem)

Hope its clear!
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?

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pushpitkc,

Request you to explain why you subtracted 4 from the above equation. I would have formed equation 2(l+w) = 16 and arrived at l=6 and w= 2 which also satisfies the condition that l>w
When we try forming a rectangle with exactly 16 tiles, we end up using the tiles at the corner, twice.
Hence, we need to reduce 4(corner tiles) from the total perimeter.

P.S When you try forming a rectangle with 6 tiles as length and 2 tiles as breadth,
you use only 12 tiles(not 16 as asked in the question stem)

Hope its clear!
­Not only do we recount all the corner ones, but also all the tiles along the boundary right? I am getting a little confused here
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?
­Let the tiles in corner be represented by X and in center by Y, so length would be X YYYY..YY X or L-2 witout corner tiles. ­Similarly width would be W-2 without corner tiles.
So, sum of tiles on both the length and width without corner tiles would be 2(L-2) + 2(W-2). To get perimeter add the 4 corner tiles.
Perimeter = 2(L-2+W-2)+4 = 16...............2(L+W-4)=12.......L+W-4=6.......L+W=10

Only possible option is 4+6, and as width < length, length = 6 and width = 4.
 
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Sir , why are you doing ( l -2) ?..Why are you subtracting lengths on either side ? What is the logic behind this...I am struggling to visualize this.
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?
­Let the tiles in corner be represented by X and in center by Y, so length would be X YYYY..YY X or L-2 witout corner tiles. ­Similarly width would be W-2 without corner tiles.
So, sum of tiles on both the length and width without corner tiles would be 2(L-2) + 2(W-2). To get perimeter add the 4 corner tiles.
Perimeter = 2(L-2+W-2)+4 = 16...............2(L+W-4)=12.......L+W-4=6.......L+W=10

Only possible option is 4+6, and as width < length, length = 6 and width = 4.
 

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Sayan, I am removing the corner tiles, the tiles that touch both length and width. There is a repetition of these tiles as they get calculated once in width and once in length.

So, you could simply have answer as 2(L+B)-4 as perimeter. -4 is the extra tiles of corner that have been calculated in both length and width.

2(L+B)-4=16 or 2(L+B)=20 or L+B=10­
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?
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To understand the question, let's assume a chessboard is the kitchen floor. In which case
Length, l = 8
Width, b = 8 
The number of tiles forming the boundary in that case = 8+8+6+6 = 28 (check figure)
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now this is because if you consider 8 tiles in the top and bottom rows then in the two columns you would have only 6 new tiles each forming the perimeter

i.e. in each case of the rectangle the total tiles forming the perimeter = l + l + (b-2) + (b-2) = 2(l+b)-4­

i.e. 2(l+b)-4­ = 16
i.e l + b = 10
Also, l > b

so possible answers for l and b from the given table will be 6 and 4

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Thank you so much , GMATinsight Sir for taking time out to explain in such great detail and clearing all my doubts. Amazing will be an understatement for you
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A floorplan for a rectangular kitchen calls for the use of square tiles that are exactly one square foot in area, and for aesthetic reasons there can be no partial tiles. If the perimeter of the kitchen is formed by exactly 16 tiles, and the length of the floor is greater than the width, which of the following could be the length and width of the floor, in feet?
sayan640

To understand the question, let's assume a chessboard is the kitchen floor. In which case
Length, l = 8
Width, b = 8 
The number of tiles forming the boundary in that case = 8+8+6+6 = 28 (check figure)
Attachment:
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now this is because if you consider 8 tiles in the top and bottom rows then in the two columns you would have only 6 new tiles each forming the perimeter

i.e. in each case of the rectangle the total tiles forming the perimeter = l + l + (b-2) + (b-2) = 2(l+b)-4­

i.e. 2(l+b)-4­ = 16
i.e l + b = 10
Also, l > b

so possible answers for l and b from the given table will be 6 and 4

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