document.write( "Question 396162: you want to tile your kitchen floor. the floor measures 15ft by 9ft. how many tiles, each a square with side 1 1/2 ft, should you purchase for the job? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Adding a 1/4 inch grout line to each of your tiles makes each tile cover 1.52 X 1.52 = 2.31 square feet. You have 15 X 9 = 135 square feet to cover. 135 divided by 2.31 is nearly 58.5 tiles. Round up to the next whole tile AND then add 10%. 59 plus 6 = 65 tiles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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