SOLUTION: Floor tiles are 15 cm squares.how many tiles will be needed for a floor measuring 12 m by 9m.find the total cost of rs.7 per tile .

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Question 1070394: Floor tiles are 15 cm squares.how many tiles will be needed for a floor measuring 12 m by 9m.find the total cost of rs.7 per tile .
Found 2 solutions by DENNIS DON, ikleyn:
Answer by DENNIS DON(8)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area of tiles=15²cm²
=225cm²
=2.25m²
area of floor=(12*9)m²
=108m²
let n be the number of tiles to cover a floor of area 108m²
2.25*n =108m²
n=
=48 tiles
Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = 80 tiles along the longest side, and

 = 60 tiles along the shortest side.

In all, 80 * 60 = 4800 tiles.

The total cost is 7*4800 = rs 33600.

The solution by DENNIS_DON is WRONG.



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