1. Choose level of difficulty
Area – Carpets
The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Choose level of difficulty

2. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 1: Draw a diagram and split the floor into 2 rectangles

3. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 2: Find out how many carpet tiles would be needed to cover each section of the floor.
Either sketch the position of the tiles or work out the area of a tile or work out how many would fit along each side B A

4. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 3: Find out how many packs of carpet tiles would be needed to cover the floor.

5. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 4: Find out how many wood strips would be needed to cover each section of the floor.
Either sketch the position of the strips or work out the area of a strip or work out how many would fit along each side B A

6. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 5: Find out how many packs of wood strips would be needed to cover the floor.
Answer the question
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7. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 1: Draw a diagram and split the floor into 2 rectangles

8. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 2: Find out how many carpet tiles would be needed to cover each section of the floor.
Either sketch the position of the tiles or work out the area of a tile or work out how many would fit along each side B A

9. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 3: Find out how many packs of carpet tiles would be needed to cover the floor.

10. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 4: Find out how many wood strips would be needed to cover each section of the floor.
Either sketch the position of the strips or work out the area of a strip or work out how many would fit along each side B A

11. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 5: Find out how many packs of wood strips would be needed to cover the floor.
Answer the question
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12. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 1: Sketch

13. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 2: Look at carpet tiles

14. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?

15. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 3: Look at wood strips

16. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?

17. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
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18. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 1: Draw a diagram

19. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 2: How many carpet tiles and how many packs.

20. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 4: Find out how many wood strips and how many packs.
Answer the question.
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21. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 1: How many carpet tiles and how many packs.

22. Area – Carpets The diagram is a plan of the floor of Nikola’s room.
All the angles are right angles.
Nikola is going to lay flooring to cover all the floor.
She can choose either carpet tiles or wood strips.
Carpet tiles come in packs of 32 and are square. They measure 50 cm by 50 cm.
Wood strips come in packs of 10 and are rectangular. They measure 2 m by 25 cm.
She only wants to use one type of flooring and buy as few packs as she can.
Which type of flooring should she choose?
Help
Step 2: Find out how many wood strips and how many packs.
Answer the question.
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