Represent floor of a room of 20ft. x 20ft. The floor is to be covered with tiles 2 ft. by 2ft. Calculate number of tiles used to cover the floor of room

Question

Represent floor of a room of 20ft. x 20ft. on a coloured sheet taking a suitable scale.
The floor is to be covered with tiles 2 ft. by 2ft. Paste coloured square pieces using
the above scale to show the tiles. Calculate number of tiles used to cover the floor of
room and verify

 

Answer 1

Hi Shreya, there are several ways to solve this question.

 

Solution 1:

 

The area of the floor to be covered is: 20 ft by 20 ft, or 400 square feet.

 

The area of each tile to be used is: 2 ft by 2 ft, or 4 square feet.

 

Total number of tiles needed to cover the floor: 400 / 4 = 100 tiles.

 

Solution 2:

 

The floor is 20 ft by 20 feet. Divide the size of a tile into the length and width of the floor:

 

Length: 20 / 2 = 10 tiles

 

Width: 20 / 2 = 10 tiles.

 

Therefore, there will be 10 rows of 10 tiles each, or 100 tiles.

 

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