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Kavya places all her square tiles in rows of 6, as shown. Which statement of Euclid's division lemma, a = bq + r with 0 ≤ r < b, describes her tiles?

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  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Step-by-Step Solution

There are 7 full rows of 6 and 5 tiles left over, so with . A remainder must be non-negative and less than 6.
Answer: B)

Key idea: Euclid's Division Lemma and HCF

**Lemma**: For positive integers a, (with ), there exist UNIQUE with and 0 ≤ .

This is just formal long division — is the quotient, is the remainder.

**Algorithm to find HCF(a, b)** with :
1. Apply lemma: .
2. If , HCF = .
3. If ≠ 0, replace (a, b) with , r) and repeat.

**Example**: HCF(420, 130)
→ HCF = 10.

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