A contractor is to place tiles for a living room with a floor area of 8 meters x 6 meters. If each tile has  a dimension of 400mm x 400mm, how many tiles are needed?

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A contractor is to place tiles for a living room with a floor area of 8 meters x 6 meters. If each tile has 
a dimension of 400mm x 400mm, how many tiles are needed?

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