Question

Practice time
Ziri tried to make some tiles. She started with a square of 2 cm side and made shapes like these.



Look at these carefully and find out:
• Which of these shapes will tile a floor (without any gaps)? Discuss. What is the area of these shapes?
• Make designs in your copy by tiling those shapes.

Answer 1

The shapes C and D will tile a floor without leaving any gaps.
Area of each shape = 2 × 2
= 4 square cm

Design with shape C




Design with shape D

Disclaimer: The answer may vary from student to student. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own.