SajjadAhmad wrote:
If a rectangular floor tile has a minimum area of 46 square inches and a maximum perimeter of 29 inches, and if its length and width can both be expressed as different whole numbers of inches, what is the length, in inches, of the longer side of the floor tile?
A. 6
B. 8
C.12
D.16
E. 24
Source: McGraw-Hill's GMAT (1-27)
We can let L = the length of the tile and W = the width of the tile and create the following inequalities.
LW ≥ 46
and
2(L + W) ≤ 29
Simplifying the second
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