Jason is tiling a patio. The tiles are each 1 square decimeter. The patio is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. How many tiles will Jason need?
100 tiles
100
To find the number of tiles Jason will need to tile the patio, we first need to calculate the area of the patio. The area can be found by multiplying the length and width of the patio.
Given:
Length of the patio = 6 meters
Width of the patio = 4 meters
Area of the patio = Length x Width
Area of the patio = 6 meters x 4 meters
Area of the patio = 24 square meters
Since each tile is 1 square decimeter, we need to convert the area of the patio to square decimeters to determine the number of tiles needed.
1 square meter = 100 square decimeters
Area of the patio in square decimeters = Area of the patio in square meters x 100
Area of the patio in square decimeters = 24 square meters x 100 = 2400 square decimeters
Now, we can determine the number of tiles needed by dividing the area of the patio in square decimeters by the area covered by a single tile (1 square decimeter).
Number of tiles needed = Area of the patio in square decimeters / Area covered by a single tile
Number of tiles needed = 2400 square decimeters / 1 square decimeter
Therefore, Jason will need 2400 tiles to cover the patio.
6m = 60 dm
4m = 40 dm
60dm * 40dm = 2400 dm^2 * 1tile/dm^2 = 2400 itles