This skill teaches how to calculate the number of smaller tiles needed to cover a larger rectangular area by dividing the area of the large rectangle by the area of one tile.
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Calculating the number of tiles to cover a rectangle
Test your understanding of number of tiles to cover a rectangle by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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How many of the smaller tiles will it take to cover the larger area
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Area is width times height, so let's find our areas. The larger area is 48
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And the tile is half times half, which is one quarter, or 0.25
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The number of tiles will be the larger area divided by the area of each tile
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When we divide by one quarter, or 0.25, it's the same as multiplying by 4
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So the number of tiles to cover the larger area is 192