document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=308952>Question 308952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are tiling a bathroom floor with tiles that are regular hexagons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each tile has 6 inch sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many tiles will you need if the floor of the bathroom is 100 square feet? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220957 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=220957\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of ar regular hexan is given by the formula 3sqrt3 / 2 * s^2 .  s= side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert the side to feet = 1/2 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3* sqrt3 * (1/2)^2 / 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.649 square feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of floor = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of each tile = 0.549 sq.feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No of tiles = 100 / 0.649<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 154 tiles </SPAN>\n" );
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