document.write( "Question 122205: a swimming pool is 20 feet wide and 40 feet long it is surrounded by square tiles each 1 foot by 1 foot. how many tiles are there surrounding the pool? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #89700 by rajagopalan(174)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! swimming pool 20 feet wide \n" ); document.write( " and 40 feet long \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So Circumference=2(wide+long) \n" ); document.write( "=2(20+40) \n" ); document.write( "=2(60) \n" ); document.write( "=120\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So minimum 120 tiles of 1 ft length needed \n" ); document.write( "Plus 4 tiles at the corner \n" ); document.write( "So Totally 120+4=124 tiles \n" ); document.write( "okay\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Verify: Take a graph sheet \n" ); document.write( "scale 1ft=1mm \n" ); document.write( "Draw the outline and understand\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer = 124 tiles\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |