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Question 836791: what is the size of the largest square tile in cm which you can use to cover a walk 250 cm by 75 cm
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The GCD (or GCF) of 250 and 75 is 25.

  25 +  25 +  25 +  25 +  25 + 25 +  25 +  25 +  25 +  25 = 250
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|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | 25+
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|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | 25+
|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | 25=
|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
                                                              75
Edwin
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