SOLUTION: I need the awnser for an equation of a pool 10 feet long and 5 feet wide and it has 26 tiles around counting corners

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Question 859566: I need the awnser for an equation of a pool 10 feet long and 5 feet wide and it has 26 tiles around counting corners

Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter(P) of the pool is
P = 2*10 + 2*5 = 30 feet
each tile is 30/26 = 15/13 = 1.15 feet

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