Question

Square slabs of side 40cm are to be paved in the rectangular courtyard of an office 24m long and 16m wide. Find the number of slabs required?

Answer 1

first you find the total area by multiplying 24*16

you have to cover a total of 384 meters

then you find out how many cm in a meter there is 100 cm in a meter

there will be 2.5 slabs per meter

you multiply 2.5 * 384

you will need 960 slabs

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