SOLUTION: if a ceramic tiles are 203mm*203 mm, how many tiles would it take to cover an area 1 meters*2 meters?

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Question 150978: if a ceramic tiles are 203mm*203 mm, how many tiles would it take to cover an area 1 meters*2 meters?
Answer by jojo14344(1512) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here we go,
The area per 1 tile is 203mm%2A203mm=41209mm%5E2
The total Area to cover,
1cross%28m%29%2A1000mm%2F1cross%28m%29%2A2cross%28m%29%2A1000mm%2F1cross%28m%29=2000000mm%5E2
Therefore,
1+tile%2F41209cross%28mm%5E2%29*2000000cross%28mm%5E2%29= 48.5 tiles
USE 49 tiles
Thank you,
Jojo