A square wall is covered with sqare tiles. There are 85 tiles altogether along the two diagonals. How many tiles are there on the whole wall?​

There are 1849 tiles on the whole wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

If there are 85 tiles along the two diagonals, we can use the following rule:

So we have 43 tiles in the first diagonal and 85-43 = 42 in the second diagonal.

Now, as we have a square the side will have 43 tiles so the total area will be cover with:

Therefore, there are 1849 tiles on the whole wall.

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1/3 + 1/3 ≠ 2/6 because 1/3 alone = 2/6  

step by step explanation:

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3       2/3=4/6