SOLUTION: suppose you have 225 square tiles, all the same size. you can tile one surface using all the tiles. how could you tile more than one square surface using all the tiles no surface c

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Question 281115: suppose you have 225 square tiles, all the same size. you can tile one surface using all the tiles. how could you tile more than one square surface using all the tiles no surface can have only one tile
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor 225
= 3*3*5*5
The 2 squares you can tile are one with a side length of 3 tiles and the other with a side length of 5 tiles.
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Ed

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