Ron painted part of a tiled section of his bathroom floor. the whole section was shaped like a rectangle. There were 35 square tiles in the section. How many tiles were in each row?
How many rows?
45
To find out how many tiles were in each row, we need to find the dimensions of the rectangle-shaped section.
Step 1: Find the factors of 35.
The factors of 35 are 1, 5, 7, and 35.
Step 2: Observe the possible pairs of factors.
Since we know that the section is shaped like a rectangle, we need to consider all possible pairs of factors. In this case, we have two options: (1, 35) and (5, 7).
Step 3: Determine which pair of factors forms a rectangle.
To form a rectangle, the pair of factors should have two different values. In this case, the pair (5, 7) satisfies this condition, so the dimensions of the rectangle-shaped section are 5 tiles by 7 tiles.
Therefore, there are 5 tiles in each row.