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A hall is in the form of a rectangular solid with its each side length equal to 12 feet. If the floor and one wall of the hall are to be covered with colored tiles measuring 2 feet by 2 feet, how many such tiles are required?

A. 18
B. 36
C. 64
D. 72
E. 144

"with its each side length equal to 12 ft"
I guess this means that each side is 12 ft

one wall has 12x12ft=144sq.ft
one floor has 12x12ft=144sq.ft
one tile has 2x2ft=4sq.ft
total tiles: 288/4=72 units

Ans (D)
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Step 1: Only the floor and one wall have to be tiled. So, imagine the wall unfold to the floor. Now, the area to be tiled is 12 x 24 ft rectangle.
Step 2: Tile size is 2 x 2 ft. Hence, 12/2 =6 tiles along shorter side and 24/2 = 12 tiles along longer side.
Step 3: Total number of tiles = 6*12 = 72
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A hall is in the form of a rectangular solid with its each side length equal to 12 feet. If the floor and one wall of the hall are to be covered with colored tiles measuring 2 feet by 2 feet, how many such tiles are required?

A. 18
B. 36
C. 64
D. 72
E. 144

D , Imo

Floor area -- 12 * 12 = 144
area of one wall = 12 * 12 = 144

so Total area = 2* 144 ..
unit Tile area = 2 * 2

No of tiles required = Total area / unit Tile area = 2 * 144 / 2*2 = 72
Hence D
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A hall is in the form of a rectangular solid with its each side length equal to 12 feet. If the floor and one wall of the hall are to be covered with colored tiles measuring 2 feet by 2 feet, how many such tiles are required?

A. 18
B. 36
C. 64
D. 72
E. 144

Area of the floor = 12 *12 = 144
Area of one wall = 144
Total area to be covered = 288
Area of one tile =2*2 = 4
Tiles required = 288/4 = 72
D is the answer
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Surface area of floor and one wall=2*12*12=288

Surface area of each tile=2*2=4

Number of tiles required = 288/4=72

Answer is (D)

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