SOLUTION: A tile manufacturer wants to make parallelogram-shaped tiles with the dimensions 4 in. by 6 in. What is the maximum number of such tiles that can be cut from a 12 in. by 40 in. sla
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Question 1112461: A tile manufacturer wants to make parallelogram-shaped tiles with the dimensions 4 in. by 6 in. What is the maximum number of such tiles that can be cut from a 12 in. by 40 in. slab of clay?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It seems to me that you do not know the difference between parallelogram and rectangle.
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