Each edge of the cube measures 24 inches. Raj wants to cover the top and four sides of the table with ceramic tiles. Each tile has an edge length of 6 inches. How many tiles will he need?
One side needs 16 tiles
(visualize placing 4 tiles by 4 tiles)
He will cover 5 of the faces, so ......
your wrong!
To find the number of tiles Raj will need, we need to calculate the surface area of the top and four sides of the table.
The surface area of the top of the table can be found by calculating the area of a square with side length equal to the length of one side of the cube. In this case, the length of one side of the cube is 24 inches, so the area of the top of the table is (24 inches) * (24 inches) = 576 square inches.
The surface area of each side of the table can be found by calculating the area of a square with side length equal to the length of one side of the cube. In this case, the length of one side of the cube is 24 inches, so the area of each side of the table is (24 inches) * (24 inches) = 576 square inches.
Since there are four sides, the total surface area of the four sides of the table is 4 * 576 square inches = 2304 square inches.
To find the number of tiles needed, we divide the total surface area by the area of each tile. The area of each tile is (6 inches) * (6 inches) = 36 square inches.
So, the number of tiles needed is (total surface area) / (area of each tile) = (2304 square inches) / (36 square inches) = 64 tiles.
Therefore, Raj will need 64 tiles to cover the top and four sides of the table.