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A hall is 20 m long and 12 m wide. How many tiles of size 50 cm × 20 cm are needed to cover the hall?

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RRB NTPC 2015 CBT 1 Question Paper (29-Mar-2016) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

2400

Hall area = 20 × 12 = 240 sq m = 2,400,000 sq cm.

Tile area = 50 × 20 = 1000 sq cm. Number of tiles = 2,400,000 / 1000 = 2400.

Hence, 2400.

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