1.2 Building More Checkerboard Borders

Look for a pattern! How can you use that pattern to make a prediction?

Answer the following: What is the number of blue tiles if the length is 10 units and the width is 20 units? What formula can you write with the variables L and W to calculate the number of blue tiles for any size rectangle? What is the number of blue tiles if the length is 100 units and the width is 200 units?