document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #263698 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Convert the kitchen measurements to inches and find the total area of the kitchen.
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%2A12%2B8=144%2B8=152\"inches
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%2A12%2B9=204%2B9=213\"inches
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=152%2A213=32376\"sq.inches
\n" ); document.write( "Each tile has an area of
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5Bt%5D=8%2A8=64\"sq. inches.
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"N=A%2FA%5Bt%5D=32376%2F64=505.9\"
\n" ); document.write( "Round up to \"N=509\" but you should always purchase 10% more in case of mistakes or mismeasurement.
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