Choose level of difficulty The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikolas room. All the angles are...

Area – CarpetsChoose level of difficultyThe diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.

All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 1: Draw a diagram and split the floor into 2 rectangles

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 2: Find out how many carpet tiles would be needed to cover

each section of the floor.

Either sketch the position of the tiles or work out the area of a tile or work out how many would fit along each side

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

AB

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Step 3: Find out how many packs of carpet tiles would be needed to cover the floor.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 4: Find out how many wood strips would be needed to cover each section of the floor.

Either sketch the position of the strips or work out the area of a strip or work out how many would fit along each side

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

AB

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Step 5: Find out how many packs of wood stripswould be needed to cover the floor.

Answer the question

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 1: Draw a diagram and split the floor into 2 rectangles

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 2: Find out how many carpet tiles would be needed to cover

each section of the floor.

Either sketch the position of the tiles or work out the area of a tile or work out how many would fit along each side

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

AB

Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 3: Find out how many packs of carpet tiles would be needed to cover the floor.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 4: Find out how many wood strips would be needed to cover each section of the floor.

Either sketch the position of the strips or work out the area of a strip or work out how many would fit along each side

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

AB

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Step 5: Find out how many packs of wood stripswould be needed to cover the floor.

Answer the question

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 1: Sketch

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 2: Look at carpet tiles

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsThe diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsHelp

Step 3: Look at wood strips

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsThe diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

Area – CarpetsThe diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 1: Draw a diagram

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 2: How many carpet tiles and how many packs.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 4: Find out how many wood strips and how many packs.

Answer the question.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 1: How many carpet tiles and how many packs.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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Step 2: Find out how many wood strips and how many packs.

Answer the question.

The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.All the angles are right angles.

Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.

Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.

She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.

Which type of flooring should she choose?

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