Let us consider a rather routine problem of laying a brick patto. You will use some answers more than once.
English Systemys. Metric System
English System
Metric System
How many bricks 3.75 In wide x 8 in. long are
How many bricks 9.5 cm wide x 20 cm long
Probleme required to cover a patia 13 t. 6 in. wide by 18 ft 9 Problem are required to cover a patio 4 meters wide
In. long?
by 3 meters long?
Step 1.
First, find the total width and length of the patio in
Inches
Step 1.
First, find the area of the patio in square cm.
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Convert the width and length in meters to
cm:
Convert the portion of width and length that is
epressed in feet to inches
width: 4 m = 4x
In
Step 1a.
width: 13 ft. = 3x
Step la.
cm
length: 18 ft. = 18 x
length: 5 m = 5x
He
in.
cm
Add these values to the portion of the width and
length of the patio expressed in Inches to find
totals:
Find the area of the patio In square am by
multiplying its with by its length:
total width:
in-o in
Step 1b.
Step 2
cmx
cm =
in.
total length
in - 9 in
cm?
Find the area of the patio in square inches by
multiplying its total width by its total length:
Find the area of each brick in square cm, by
multiplying its width by its length
Step 2
In. X
in
Step 3
cm x
Cm
in.
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Find the area of each brick in square Inches ty
multiplying its with by its length
Step 3.
in. X
V In
Find the number of bricks needed by
dviding the patis area by the brick area
round up to the nearest whole brick:
Step 4.
Find the number of oricks needed by cuding the
palloaten by the back around up to the
nearest Whale trick
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Step 4