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The floor of a room is in the shape of a rectangle 10.5 m long by 6 m wide. Square tiles of length 30 cm are...

The floor of a room is in the shape of a rectangle 10.5 m long by 6 m wide. Square tiles of
length 30 cm are to be fitted onto the floor.
(a) Calculate the number of tiles needed for the floor.
(b) A dealer wishes to buy enough tiles for fifteen such rooms. The tiles are packed in cartons
each containing 20 tiles. The cost of each carton is Kshs. 800. Calculate
(i) the total cost of the tiles.
(ii) If in addition, the dealer spends Kshs. 2,000 and Kshs. 600 on transport and subsistence
respectively, at what price should he sell each carton in order to make a profit of 12.5%
(Give your answer to the nearest Kshs.)

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Kavungya answered the question on June 20, 2019 at 08:20

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