document.write( "Question 139892: 0Can anybody help me with those problems
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document.write( "1. A room measures 10 feet by 12 feet. The construction crew is going to tile the floor using tiles that are 8 inches square. If each tile costs 48 cents, how much will it cost to tile the floor?\r
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document.write( "2. Johns runs at a rate of 5 km per hour. He is entered in a 3000 meter race this weekend. Approxiamately how long should it take him to complete the race? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #101971 by jojo14344(1513)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. let's first get square footage of the room: \n" ); document.write( "Then, they're using a tile with 64 square inches area, as per given 8 inches square (area 8x8). \n" ); document.write( "So total consumed tiles will be 17,280/64=270 tiles*0.48cents/tile = $129.60 the total cost to tile the floor.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. 3000meter=3km/5km per hour = 0.6 hour*60min/hr = 36 minutes to complete the race \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |