A swimming pool is 30 feet wide and 60 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?
a physical therapy facility is building a new pool that is 60 feet long and 5 feet deep. they have ordered enough tile for a 220 foot long border around. how wide should the pool be to ensure that all tiles are used?
15
To find the number of tiles that surround the pool, we need to calculate the area around the pool.
The pool's width is 30 feet, and its length is 60 feet. To find the area of the pool, we multiply these two numbers: 30 feet * 60 feet = 1800 square feet.
Since each tile is 1 foot by 1 foot, it also has an area of 1 square foot.
Now, to find the number of tiles, we divide the total area around the pool by the area of each tile: 1800 square feet รท 1 square foot = 1800 tiles.
Therefore, there are 1800 tiles surrounding the pool.
You will need tiles along all the sides ...
2(30) + 2(60) = 180
But you will also need a tile on each of the corners, so 4 more
total = 184