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− | A <math>3x7</math> rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles: <math>2x2</math>, <math>1x4</math>, and <math>1x1</math>, shown below. What is the minimum possible number of | + | A <math>3x7</math> rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles: <math>2x2</math>, <math>1x4</math>, and <math>1x1</math>, shown below. What is the minimum possible number of <math>1x1 tiles used? |
− | + | (A) </math>1<math> (B) </math>2<math> (C) </math>3<math> (D) </math>4<math> (E) </math>5$ | |
==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== |
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[hide]Problem
A rectangle is covered without overlap by 3 shapes of tiles: , , and , shown below. What is the minimum possible number of $1x1 tiles used?
(A)$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)12345$
Solution 1
We can eliminate B, C, and D, because they are not any multiple of . Finally, we see that there is no way to have A, so the solution is .