Sanjay will tile the floor of his closet with square tiles that are 1 foot on each side. The closet is 5 feet by 3 feet. How many tiles will Sanjay need?
• What is the problem asking you to find? The number of ____________Sanjay needs
• What do you need to know to solve the problem? The length is_________ and the width is _________. Each square tile has a side length of_________, so it covers 1 square foot.
•How can you solve the problem? You can use the formula A =________The rectangle shows Each square represents 1 Sanjay will need to find the area.
Fill in the length and width in the formula. Multiply. A =____X_____=______ It will take_____ tiles to cover it the closet.
Make a diagram. Divide a rectangle into 5 equal columns and 3 equal rows.
