Chen is covering a 12-in. by 10-in. board with 1-inch-square tiles. He uses gray tiles to make six 2-in. by 2-in. squares. He covers the rest of the board with white tiles.

How many more white tiles than gray tiles will Chen use?

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Chen is covering a 12-in. by 10-in. board with 1-inch-square tiles. He uses gray tiles to make six 2-in. by 2-in. squares. He covers the rest of the board with white tiles.
 
How many more white tiles than gray tiles will Chen use?

horsegirl27 · Answer

In the first question, you needa find the area, so 12 x 10 = 120. next, it says that he is using six 2 x 2 inch squares, so 6 x 4 = 24, do you know what to do next?

anonymous · Answer

*derp face * nope

horsegirl27 · Answer

That's okay, you subtract. 120-24
What do you get?

anonymous · Answer

96

horsegirl27 · Answer

That's okay, you subtract. 120-24
What do you get?

anonymous · Answer

96

horsegirl27 · Answer

That's how many more white tiles he uses!

anonymous · Answer

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

horsegirl27 · Answer

If you have any more questions, just make another post and tag me :)

anonymous · Answer

ok

horsegirl27 · Answer

Don't forget to medal :) Thanks! ^_^