2.1
Naledi High School decides to tile the floor of the
school hall using black and grey tiles
The hall is L-shaped. A rectangular
is loc
against one wall of the hall as illustrated in the
sketch alongside
The width of the stage is 5 m, and the length is 10 m
The stage is not going to be tiled.
The size of a square tile is 50 cm by 50 cm
The school needs to calculate how many tiles to buy.
Floor plan
2.1.1 Calculate the area of the floor (excluding the stage) to
You may use the formula:
Area of a rectangle = length x breadth
tiled.
2.1.1
Calculate the number of tiles that must be bought.
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