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A rectangular wall is covered entirely with two kinds of decorative tiles: regular and jumbo. 1/3 of the tiles are jumbo tiles, which have a length three times that of regular tiles and have the same ratio of length to width as the regular tiles. If regular tiles cover 80 square feet of the wall, and no tiles overlap, what is the area of the entire wall?

A. 160
B. 240
C. 360
D. 440
E. 560

A. 160 
B. 240 
C. 360 
D. 440 
E. 560

PareshGmat · Accepted Answer

Let small tile dimension = 1 x 1 = 1 Square feet.......... (1)

So big tile dimension would be = 3 x 3 = 9 Square feet

80 small tiles are required to cover 80sq feet area

2/3rd of the tiles are small, so 2/3 are 80, then remaining 1/3 would be 40

So 40 big tiles are used = 40 * 9 = 360 Sq feets

Total Area = 360+80 = 440 = Answer = D

Bunuel · Answer

The number of jumbo tiles = x.
The number of regular tiles = 2x.

Assume the ratio of the dimensions of a regular tile is a:a --> area = a^2.
The dimensions of a jumbo tile is 3a:3a --> area = 9a^2.

The area of regular tiles = 2x*a^2 = 80.
The area of jumbo tiles = x*9a^2 = 4.5(2x*a^2 ) = 4.5*80 = 360.

Total area = 80 + 360 = 440.

Answer: D.

pramendrapandeya · Answer

easiest way :

2/3 is equal to 80 , so 1/3 will be equal to 40 . As given lenght and width is 3 times so 3*3(area of rectangle l*h) ; are would be 9 times 40*9=360

total area would be =360+80=440

pkhats · Answer

Hi B,

Though it will not change the answer, should not we consider the tiles to be  rectangular, instead of square. 
as the ratio could have been different, and that would require us to consider Length and Width differently. Suggest if there is something I'm missing out on!

The number of jumbo tiles = x.
The number of regular tiles = 2x.

Assume the ratio of the dimensions of a regular tile is L:B --> area = L*B.
The dimensions of a jumbo tile is 3L:3B --> area = 9(L*B).

The area of regular tiles = 2x*L*B = 80.
The area of jumbo tiles = x*9(L*B) = 4.5(2x*L*B ) = 4.5*80 = 360.

Total area = 80 + 360 = 440.

Answer: D

Thoughtosphere · Answer

A rectangular wall is covered entirely with two kinds of decorative tiles: regular and jumbo. 1/3 of the tiles are jumbo tiles, which have a length three times that of regular tiles and have the same ratio of length to width as the regular tiles. If regular tiles cover 80 square feet of the wall, and no tiles overlap, what is the area of the entire wall?

A. 160
B. 240
C. 360
D. 440
E. 560

A. 160
B. 240
C. 360
D. 440
E. 560

Let the area covered by regular tiles be x.
The ratio of number of jumbo tile to regular tiles = 1 / 2
The length and width of the jumbo tiles are 3 times that of the regular tiles.
Thus area of jumbo tiles = 9x/2

x = 80
9x/2 = 360

Thus total area = 360 + 80 = 440

email2vm · Answer

I am not sure how you guys are assuming it to be a square tile. Here is my sol

Regular 2x/3
length L
width w

lw*2x/3=80

lwx= 120--------<1>

Jumbo x/3
length : 3l
width :3w (since ratio of l:w of jumbo is same as regular)

area covered will be 3(lwx) = 3(120)= 360

total area =360+80= 440

earnit · Answer

Here's a simple straight forward solution:

Let Number of tiles be  T.

Jumbo tiles:- 
no. of tiles:  j 
Length:  Lj 
Width:  Wj

Regular tiles:-
no.:  r 
Length:  Lr 
Width:  Wr

Given
a)  j = T/3, r = 2T/3 
b)  Lj = 3Lr  also  Lj/Wj = Lr/Wr  , from this follows ->  Wj = 3 Wr

c) Area of Regular tiles =  80 
no. of regular tiles * Area of one Regular tile

(r) * (Lr * Wr) = 80  -------->  (Lr * Wr) = 80/r

Now to get Area of jumbo tiles, we will do little and only work: 
no. of Jumbo tiles * Area of one Jumbo tile

Area Jumbo =   (j) * (Lj * Wj)

Using our deductions from " b) " and using values of 'j' and 'r' above, and placing it in the equation above -:
 Area Jumbo =   T/3* (3Lr * 3Wr)

-> T/3* 9 (80/r)

place r = 2T/3  above we get

360

Total area = 80 + 360 = 440

P.S. Tried to simplify it too much for everyone, otherwise its a 3 step process.

robinpallickal · Answer

can anyone pls. tell me how the ratio of jumbo to regular tiles became 1:2? Is it given? not able to figure out.

Bunuel · Answer

1/3 of the tiles are jumbo tiles and the remaining, so 2/3, are regular tile:

(jumbo)/(regular) = (1/3):(2/3) = 1:2.

gracie · Answer

ratio of r/j tile #=2:1
ratio of r/j tile size=(3*2):(9*6)=1:9
80+(r/2)(9*80/r)=440 square feet

Divyadisha · Answer

2/3rd of the tiles are regular tiles with an area of 80 sq ft

2/3*l*b= 80
l*b= 80*3/2= 120

Since the ratio of L/B = l/b, and L is 3l. Therefore, B=3b

1/3rd of the area covered by jumbo tiles:-
1/3 L*B= 1/3 *3l *3b= 3lb= 360

Total area= area covered by jumbo tiles+ area covered by regular tiles= 360+80= 440

D is the answer

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi All,

This question is loaded with little details. You'll need to take lots of notes, stay organized and do some basic math to get the correct answer.

We're told that there are two types of tiles: REGULAR and JUMBO.

Now come all of the little math facts you have to take note of (and deduce)….. 
1) 1/3 of the tiles are JUMBO tiles.

Since 1/3 are JUMBO, the other 2/3 are REGULAR. 
This means that the ratio of JUMBO:REGULAR = 1:2; in other words, there are twice as many REGULAR tiles as JUMBO tiles.

2) JUMBO tiles have a length that is 3 TIMES that of the REGULAR tiles AND has the same ratio of length:width as the REGULAR tiles.

We'll come back to this information in a moment.

3) REGULAR tiles cover 80 square-feet of the wall.

Since we weren't given any information about the dimensions of the REGULAR tiles, we can TEST VALUES. Let's say….

1 REGULAR tile = 1ft x 1ft.

Since REGULAR tiles cover 80 square feet, that means there are 80 REGULAR tiles.

Now, let's go back to the 2nd piece of information…..

JUMBO TILES have 3 times the length and the same ratio of length:width as REGULAR tiles.

1 REGULAR tile = 1ft x 1ft. 
1 JUMBO tile = 3ft x 3ft.

NOW, let's go back to the 1st piece of information…..

The ratio of JUMBO:REGULAR = 1:2

80 REGULAR tiles (each 1ft x 1ft) 
40 JUMBO tiles (each 3ft x 3ft).

Total area of the wall = 80(1)(1) + 40(3)(3) = 80 + 360 = 440 square feet

Final Answer:  D

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, 
Rich

NDND · Answer

Number of Tiles   R:J =  2/3  :  1/3  ---- J= R/2  ===> 1

Dimensions of the tiles   R=LW & J=3L*3W=9LW ===> 2

Total area of the wall= (LW) * Total number of tiles 
From 1&2: Total area of the wall= (LW)* R/2 ] = 80 + 9 (90/2) = 80+360= 440

mayur278 · Answer

Please tell me where am I understanding the problem wrong...

Area covered by rectangle tile is 80, also that is 2/3 of the total area since 1/3 is covered by jumbo. 
therefore 2/3 of total area is 80, which makes total area 120. But the total area OA is 440. Can anyone guide me where I am wrong.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi mayur278,

I have provided a full explanation for this question (it's a few posts above your post). The issue with your approach is that you're confusing the number of TILES with the TOTAL AREA.

We know that the regular-sized tiles cover 80 square-feet; we do NOT know how much space the jumbo-sized tiles take up yet. We know that 1/3 of the tiles are jumbo-sized tiles (which means that 2/3 of the tiles are regular-sized tiles).

If you reread the prompt, you'll see a description of how much BIGGER the jumbo-sized tiles are compared to the regular-sized tiles. You need to consider that additional information to get the correct answer.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Mo2men · Answer

Hi  EMPOWERgmatRichC

I'm confused on why we assume the tile is square not rectangular? How can I correctly interpret if to consider it rectangular : 
2) JUMBO tiles have a length that is 3 TIMES that of the REGULAR tiles AND has the same ratio of length:width as the REGULAR tiles.

Thanks in advance for your help

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Mo2men,

To start, the prompt states that the WALL is a rectangle, but it does NOT state whether the tiles are squares or rectangles. Thus, we can choose either shape as long as the dimensions fit the rest of the information in the prompt.

For the sake of argument though, we can make the tiles rectangles...

IF.... a regular-sized tile has a length of 2 feet and a width of 1 foot, then its area is (2)(1) = 2 square-feet. Since these tiles cover 80 square-feet of wall, then we know that there are 80/2 = 40 regular-sized tiles. These 40 tiles represent 2/3 of the total TILES, so the remaining 1/3 of the tiles (re: 20 TILES) are jumbo-sized tiles.

A jumbo-sized tile has a length that is 3 times that of a regular-sized tile and a ratio of length-to-width that matches. Thus, each jumbo-sized tile has a length of 6 feet and a width of 3 feet and covers (6)(3) = 18 square-feet. The total area covered by the 20 jumbo-sized tiles is (20)(18) = 360 square-feet.

The 40 regular-tiles and 20 jumbo-sized tiles would cover... 80 + 360 = 440 square-feet... the same answer we get if we chose for the tiles to be squares.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

h31337u · Answer

A rectangular wall is covered entirely with two kinds of decorative tiles: regular and jumbo. 1/3 of the tiles are jumbo tiles, which have a length three times that of regular tiles and have the same ratio of length to width as the regular tiles. If regular tiles cover 80 square feet of the wall, and no tiles overlap, what is the area of the entire wall?

A. 160
B. 240
C. 360
D. 440
E. 560

A. 160
B. 240
C. 360
D. 440
E. 560

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# of titles for Regular = 2t
# of titles for Jumbo = t
the size of each tile for Regular = 1 x 1 (length and width are 1 each) = 1
the size of each tile for Jumbo = 3 x 3 = 9

how much Regular covers = 2t * 1 = 80
--> t = 40

how much Jumbo covers = 40 * 9 = 360

therefore, entire wall = 80 + 360 = 440
the answer is D

ThatDudeKnows · Answer

Wouldn't it be nice if we knew how big the tiles were? Let's just make it up!! 
Since there's no variable in the question and answer choices and we are going to make something up, this is a Hidden Plug In question and we can use any value. Let's make the regular tiles 1 foot x 1 foot. That means the jumbo tiles are 3 feet x 3 feet.

Regular tiles cover 80 square feet, so we have 80 regular tiles.

One-third of the tiles are jumbo, so we have 40 jumbo tiles and 120 total tiles. Each jumbo has an area of 3*3 = 9 square feet. That's 360 square feet of jumbos.

80 square feet of regular + 360 square feet of jumbo = 440 square feet.

Answer choice D.

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