document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252532>Question 252532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the floor of a square hall is tiled with unbroken square tiles . along the two diagonals there are 125 tiles altogether . how many tiles are there in the hall?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a  15625  b  15624  c  1537  d  2985  e  3969 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw a diagram of a square with 25 equal squares in it. Count the squares along the 2 diagonals. There are 9. because you didn't count the central square twice.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you add 1 and divide by 2 you get the number of squares on each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125+1=126 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "126/2=63 tiles on a side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63^2=3969 tiles in the hall.<BR>\n" );
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