Question

A room 6m long and 4m wide needs 1000 tiles for it's floor. How many tiles will be needed for hall 12m long and 8m wide.

Answer 1

tiles =1000/4 40 room =2(6+4) =20m Hall =2(12+8) =40m

Answer 2

Area of room = 600 cm x 400 cm
= 240000 sq cm
Area of each tile = 240000/1000 = 240 sq cm
Area of Hall = 1200 cm x 800 cm = 960000 sq cm
No of tiles required = 960000/240 = 4000