A rectangle has a length of 3 1/2 inches and a width of 2 1/2. The rectangle will be filled with square tiles that have sides of 1/2 inch.

Question

Select all staements about this situation that are true. 1. It will take 2 tiles to fill one square inch 2. It will take 4 tiles to fill one square inch 3. The total number of square tiles needed to fill the rectangle can be found by multiplying the length and width of the rectangle.

Answer 1

Dimensions of rectangle in terms of tiles: 7*5=35 tiles, because 7*½=3½ and 5*½=2½.

1. False
2. True
3. True (35/4=8¾ sq in) that is, 35 square tiles of side ½"