SOLUTION: Gia decides to buy square tiles to cover her kitchen floor. The tiles are 18” square tiles and cost $3.85 each. How much will it cost to tile her kitchen if the measurements are 11

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Question 1107295: Gia decides to buy square tiles to cover her kitchen floor. The tiles are 18” square tiles and cost $3.85 each. How much will it cost to tile her kitchen if the measurements are 11’ x 12’?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ft2 is the area of the floor
The area of a single tile is:

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You can't buy 2/3 of a tile, so you need 59 tiles

is total cost ( you can calculate )
check my math

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