Shape and Space - part 1

AREA AND TILING

3m

This wall is to be covered with

square tiles measuring 20 x 20cm.

2m

How many are needed?

First we can work out how many there will be in each row.
Along the top: 3 metres equals 300 centimetres.

300cm

How many 20cm tiles will fit along 300cm?

300 20 = 15 tiles

How many rows will there be?

Down the side: 2 metres equals 200 centimetres.

How many 20cm tiles fit along 200cm?

200 20 = 10 tiles
So there are 10 rows each with 15 tiles:
10 x 15 = 150
150 tiles will be needed altogether.

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A piece of card 50cm by 25cm is cut up into 5cm squares. How

many squares can be cut?

2)

A room measuring 6m by 3m is to be carpeted with carpet tiles

30cm square. How many tiles will be needed?

3)

A garden which measures 10m by 7.5m is to be laid with square

paving slabs with sides of 50cm. How many slabs are needed?

4)

A pedestrian space is to be paved with square slabs each with a

side length of 60cm. The space to be paved measures 30m by
24m. How many slabs are needed?

5)

A room which measures 3 metres by 2.5 metres is to be tiled

with carpet tiles 25cm square. How many are needed?

6)

Tiles which are 30cm square are used on a floor measuring 3m by

4.5m. How many are needed?

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These questions are slightly different - try drawing a diagram.

7)

A room measuring 4m by 5m is to be carpeted using a roll which

is 1 metre wide. What length will be used?
1m

4m

5m

8)

A restaurant is to have carpet from a roll which is 3m wide. If

the restaurant measures 30m by 15m, what length of carpet will
be needed?

9)

The ceiling of a music practice studio is to be covered in strips

of material 60cm wide. The ceiling measures 9m by 6m. What
length is needed?

10) A living room is to be carpeted with strips of carpet 1.5m wide.

The room measures 4.5m by 9m. What length of carpet is
needed?

11)

A wall measuring 5.5m by 2.5m is to be papered with wallpaper

approximately 50cm wide. What length is needed?
How much is needed for 4 walls? (Take off 4m for door and
window)
A roll is 9m long. How many rolls are needed?

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Check your answers, then discuss with your tutor what you need to
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Answers
Area And Tiling

1)

50

2)

200

3)

300

4)

2000

5)

120

6)

150

7)

20m

8)

150m

9)

90m

10) 27m
11) 27.5 m
106 m

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