Saif is putting tiles on a concrete bird bath. The bird bath is in the shape of a cube with one open face. It takes 4 tiles to cover one square foot of area. Explain how to use a net to find the number of tiles you need to cover the entire outer surface of the bird bath.

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Ariella Park

18 August, 20:29

Saif is putting tiles on a concrete bird bath. The bird bath is in the shape of a cube with one open face. It takes 4 tiles to cover one square foot of area. Explain how to use a net to find the number of tiles you need to cover the entire outer surface of the bird bath.

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Ali Duncan · Answer 1

Answer: The net is made of 6 squares, but one face is open. I would add the area of 5 squares to get the surface area in square feet. Then, I would multiply the area by 4 to find the number of tiles needed to cover the surface area.