SOLUTION: The perimeter of a square is 40 in how many square tiles with sides of 1 in long to cover its area

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Question 922023: The perimeter of a square is 40 in how many square tiles with sides of 1 in long to cover its area
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a square with side = s
+P+=+4s+
+40+=+4s+
+s+=+10+ in
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There would be +10+ tiles along a side,
and there would be +10+ rows of these
tiles to fill the +10%2A10+ square so
there are +10%2A10+=+100+ tiles total
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