More Tile Problems

Use Square-Inch Grid Paper to help you solve these problems. Write a number sentence to go with each problem.

  1. Irma made a rectangle with 28 tiles. If there were 7 rows, how many tiles were in each row?
  2. Keenya made a rectangle with 8 rows and 5 tiles in each row. How many tiles did she use?
  3. Michael made a rectangle with the same number of tiles as Keenya's but with a different number of rows. Describe the rectangle that Michael could have made.
  4. Find another rectangle that Michael could have made.
  5. Romesh made a rectangle with 42 tiles. There were 6 tiles in each row. How many rows were there?
  6. A rectangle of 18 tiles has 3 different colors. There is an equal number of tiles of each color. How many tiles of each color are there? How do you know? Draw a picture to show your solution.

More Finding Factors Problems

    1. Make a table like this one to show all the rectangles that can be made with 28 tiles. You can use a calculator, multiplication facts, or Square-Inch Grid Paper to help you divide.
    2. Use the table to help you list the factors of 28.
    1. Make a table similar to that in Question 7 to show all the rectangles that can be made with 48 tiles.
    2. List the factors of 48.