This is a remix of India’s Bathroom Tiles from Illustrative Mathematics, https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/3/MD/C/7/tasks/1990.The purpose of this activity is for students to explore different ways to find area to support sol 3.8b.  Students are presented with a real-world problem.  How many tiles will India need to buy for her bathroom? Problems of this type give students a better understanding of why they need to learn about area. 

This task requires students to think about equations and solve them using pictures. The VDOE resource provides an additional resource with practice problems, lesson plan guidance, and real world problems solving equations.