SOLUTION: A swimming pool is 16 feet wide and 40 feet long. If it is surrounded by square tiles, each of which is 1 foot by 1 foot, how many tiles are there surrounding the pool?
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Question 343320: A swimming pool is 16 feet wide and 40 feet long. If it is surrounded by square tiles, each of which is 1 foot by 1 foot, how many tiles are there surrounding the pool? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Firstly, we have to find the area of the tiles laid.
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Area of tiles laid = Total area ( including tiles ) - the area of the pool.
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Area of pool = 16 * 40 = 640 sq.ft.
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The tile is 1 foot in length and width.
add 2 to length & width of pool
the width = 16+2 = 18
the length = 40 +2 = 42
Total Area including tile Area = 18*42= 756 sq. ft
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Area of tiles = 756-640=116 sq.ft.
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one tile is 1*1 = 1 sq. ft.
area = 116 sq.ft
Number of tiles = 116.
