A box contains a collection of triangular and square tiles. There are 2525 tiles in the box, containing 8484 edges total. How many square tiles are there in the box?

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Nicolas Anderson

24 June, 19:23

A box contains a collection of triangular and square tiles. There are 2525 tiles in the box, containing 8484 edges total. How many square tiles are there in the box?

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Hugh Reilly · Answer 1

Let us consider the number of edges = x

we know that a triangle will have 3 edges and a square will have 4 edges. Using this details we can form an equation.

3x + 4x = 8484

7x = 8484

x = 8484/7

= 1212

Then

Number of square tiles = 1212/4

= 303

So there are 303 square tiles in the box. I hope the procedure is clear enough for your understanding. You can always use this method for solving similar problems.