SOLUTION: a kitchen floor measures 12ft 8in wide by 17ft 9in the tiles covering the floor are 8in by 8in how many tiles need to be purchased?
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Question 369873: a kitchen floor measures 12ft 8in wide by 17ft 9in the tiles covering the floor are 8in by 8in how many tiles need to be purchased?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert the kitchen measurements to inches and find the total area of the kitchen.
inches
inches
sq.inches
Each tile has an area of
sq. inches.
So then,
Round up to but you should always purchase 10% more in case of mistakes or mismeasurement.
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