SOLUTION: A man wants to tile a square patio in the backyard. He buys 200 tiles, each tile measuring 30cm by 30cm. 1. What are the dimensions of the largest square patio they can make?

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Question 1038924: A man wants to tile a square patio in the backyard. He buys 200 tiles, each tile measuring 30cm by 30cm.
1. What are the dimensions of the largest square patio they can make?

Answer by jorel555(1290)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest whole square patio that can be made is one that is 14x14, or 196 individual tiles. So:
14x30cm=420
The largest patio would be 420cm x 420cm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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