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Angela is building a pool that is 2525 meters long. She has selected tiles to put around the edge of the pool. If each tile is 88 inches long, how many tiles does she need for one 2525-meter side of the pool?

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Q. Angela is building a pool that is 2525 meters long. She has selected tiles to put around the edge of the pool. If each tile is 88 inches long, how many tiles does she need for one 2525-meter side of the pool?
  1. Convert to inches: First, we need to convert the length of the pool side from meters to inches, because the tile length is given in inches. There are 39.3739.37 inches in a meter.\newlineSo, we calculate the length of the pool side in inches.\newline25 meters×39.37 inches/meter=984.25 inches25 \text{ meters} \times 39.37 \text{ inches/meter} = 984.25 \text{ inches}
  2. Calculate total tiles needed: Next, we divide the total length of the pool side in inches by the length of one tile to find out how many tiles are needed.\newline984.25984.25 inches / 88 inches/tile = 123.03125123.03125 tiles\newlineSince we can't have a fraction of a tile, we'll need to round up to the nearest whole tile.
  3. Round up to whole tile: We round up 123.03125123.03125 to the next whole number, which is 124124. So, Angela needs 124124 tiles for one 2525-meter side of the pool.

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