Question

How many square tiles with side 5m are required to cover the base of a rectangular swimming pool of length 500 m and width 130 m?

• A. 2500
• B. 2600
• C. 2000
• D. 2400

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2600

Given: Side of the square tile = 5m
Area of a square = side x side
$\therefore$ Area of one tile = $5\times 5$ = $25m^2$
Given: Length of the rectangular pool = 500m
Width of the rectangular pool = 130m
Area of a rectangle = l x w = $500\times 130$ = $65000m^2$

Number of tiles required to tile the entire base of the pool
=$\frac{65000}{25}$ = 2600