{"id":21303,"date":"2019-05-20T20:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21303"},"modified":"2022-11-16T22:52:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:22:42","slug":"a-six-sided-mosaic-contains-24-triangular-pieces-of-tile-of-the-same-size-and-shape-as-shown-in-the-figure-above-if-the-sections-of-tile-fit-together-perfectly-how-many-square-centimetres-of-tile-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/a-six-sided-mosaic-contains-24-triangular-pieces-of-tile-of-the-same-size-and-shape-as-shown-in-the-figure-above-if-the-sections-of-tile-fit-together-perfectly-how-many-square-centimetres-of-tile-a\/","title":{"rendered":"A six-sided mosaic contains 24 triangular pieces of tile of the same size and shape, as shown in the figure above. If the sections of tile fit together perfectly, how many square centimetres of tile are in the mosaic? – OG 2020 Question #329 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

OG 2020: Question No. 329<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A six-sided mosaic contains 24 triangular pieces of tile of the same size and shape, as shown in the figure above. If the sections of tile fit together perfectly, how many square centimetres of tile are in the mosaic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Each side of each triangular piece of tile is 9 centimetres long.<\/li>
  2. The mosaic can be put inside a rectangular frame that is 40 centimetres wide.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Source<\/td>OG 2020<\/td><\/tr>
    Type<\/td>Data Sufficiency<\/td><\/tr>
    Topic<\/td>Geometry<\/td><\/tr>
    Sub-Topic<\/td>Triangle<\/td><\/tr>
    Difficulty<\/td>Medium – Hard<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Steps 1 & 2: Understand Question and Draw Inferences<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    In this question, we are given<\/p>\n\n\n\n