5. Floor of a room is to be fitted with square marble tiles of the largest possible size. The size of the room is 10 m × 7 m. What should be the size of tiles required that has to be cut and how many such tiles are required?

To find the size of tiles required and how many tiles are needed, we first need to determine the largest possible size of the square marble tiles that can fit evenly into the room's dimensions. Given: Room dimensions: 10m x 7m To find the largest possible size of the square tiles, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the dimensions (length and width) of the room. GCD(10, 7) = 1 This means that there's no integer length that evenly divides both 10 and 7. So, we cannot find a single tile size that perfectly fits the room without cutting. However, we can approximate the largest possible tile size by using factors of the GCD, which in this case is 1. So, theoretically, we could use a tile size of 1m x 1m, but that wouldn't be practical. In real-world scenarios, the tile size is usually chosen for convenience and aesthetics. A common approach is to use a tile size that evenly divides the room dimensions, even if it involves some cutting. Let's say we decide to use a 0.5m x 0.5m tile size. Then, we can calculate how many tiles are needed: For the length of the room (10m), we would need 10m / 0.5m = 20 tiles. For the width of the room (7m), we would need 7m / 0.5m = 14 tiles. So, in total, we would need 20 tiles lengthwise and 14 tiles widthwise, resulting in 20 x 14 = 280 tiles. However, keep in mind that some tiles will need to be cut to fit the edges of the room, especially along one of the dimensions (either length or width). The number of tiles that need to be cut will depend on the exact layout of the tiles and the dimensions of the room. read less