Question

Mr. Lawrence used 100 tiles when he put a new floor in the kitchen 34 tiles are squares and 16 tiles are rectangles write the total amount of tiles that are squares and rectangles as a decimal and fraction

Answer 1

Fraction of square tiles =
`((4)/(25)) = 0.16`

Fraction of rectangle tiles =
`((17)/(50)) = 0.34`

Explanation:

Total number of tiles to be used in the kitchen = 100

The total number of square tiles = 34

The total number of rectangle tiles = 16

Now, calculating the total fraction of square tiles:

The fraction of square tiles =
`\frac{\textrm{Total number of square tiles}}{\textrm{Total number of tiles}} = (16)/(100) = (4)/(25)`

Also, solving the fraction, we get
`(4)/(25) = 0.16`

So, the decimal value of square tiles = 0.6

Calculating the total fraction of rectangle tiles:

The fraction of rectangle tiles =
`\frac{\textrm{Total number of rectangle tiles}}{\textrm{Total number of tiles}} = (34)/(100) = (17)/(50)`

Also, solving the fraction, we get
`(17)/(50) = 0.34`

So, the decimal value of rectangle tiles = 0.34