Question

adhiambos entertainment hall has a rectangular floor measuring 30m by 24m ,she wants to cover it with square tiles. each tile has a surface area of 900cm. the tiles are packed in cartons each containing ten tiles. How many cartons of tiles does she require?

Answer 1

1 meter = 100 cm

Convert the dimensions of the room to cm:

30m x 100 = 3000 cm

24 m x 100 = 2400 cm

Area of floor = 3000 x 2400 = 7,200,000 square cm

Find number of tiles by dividing area of room by area of a tile:

7,200,00 / 9000 = 800

They will need 800 tiles

800 tiles / 10 tiles per carton = 80

They will need 80 cartons