SOLUTION: A rectangular floor in my office has its area equal to 56 m^2. The minimum number of tiles required, if all the tiles are in square shape. options are: (1)15 (2)9 (3)14 (4)can

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Question 1047199: A rectangular floor in my office has its area equal to 56 m^2. The minimum number of tiles required, if all the tiles are in square shape.
options are:
(1)15
(2)9
(3)14
(4)can't be determined

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
56 = 14*4

length = 14
width = 4

If each tile is 2x2, then the area of each tile is 4 square meters. You need 14 of these tiles. You can lay them out in a 7 by 2 grid

This drawing probably describes what I'm talking about better than what words can do



Final Answer: 14 tiles