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Tiling Problems (A) WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 6
Learning objective: Solving problems involving tiling a wall or floor with tiles given in metric measures

Tiling Problems (A) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This activity is designed to promote thinking about areas, factors and metric measures. Learners will need to work out the number of tiles, of a given size, that can fit in a rectangular wall or a compound shape made from rectangles.

Sections A, B and C ask learners to use square tiles of size, 20cm, 50cm and 25cm respectively.

Section D then extends the situation to involve rectangular tiles. Section E then provides two real-life problems to solve.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

Frequently Asked Questions

This worksheet has been specifically designed for Year 6 pupils who are developing their understanding of area and perimeter concepts. At this stage, learners are ready to tackle more complex problems that combine their knowledge of metric measures with practical problem-solving skills involving factors and multiplication.