Question

Maria is making a stained glass window using glass tiles. Each tile is 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch. The window is 14 inches wide by 20 inches long.. How many glass tiles will Maria need to make her stained glass window?

answer choices
4,480
2,240,
1,120
280

Answer 1

4,480

Explanation:

In the above question, we are told that the measurements of the stained glass windows Maria intends to make is 14 inches wide by 20 inches long.

Step 1

We find the area of the window

Length × Width ( Breadth)

= 20 × 14 = 280 square inches

Step 2

The tiles that she intends to use has the following measurements

1/4 inch by 1/4 inch

The Area of these glass tiles = 1/4 × 1/4 = 1/16 square inches.

Step 3

Finally to calculate the number of tiles that she would required to make the stained glass window =

Area of the window ÷ Area of the glass tiles

= 280 square inches ÷ 1/16 square inches

= 4,480

Therefore, Maria would be needing 4,480 glass tiles to make her stained glass window.