Question

A room that is 6 m wide and 8 m long is to be covered with square tiles. If each square tile is of side 2 m, find the number of tiles required to cover the entire floor of the room.

• A. 44
• B. 52
• C. 18
• D. 12

Answer 1

The correct option is D 12

Area of the room = Area of a rectangle
= Length x Breadth
$=(6\times 8)$ sq m
= 48 sq m

Area of each tile = Area of a square
$=(2\times 2)$ sq m
= 4 sq m

Number of tiles required
$=\frac{\text{Area of the room}}{\text{Area of each tile}}$

$=\frac{48sqm}{4sqm}$
$=12$

Thus, 12 tiles are required to cover the entire floor.