document.write( "Question 646894: i have 540 sq ft of floor to cover with tiles.
\n" ); document.write( "each tile is 20.5\" by 20.5\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #405972 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "the area of floor is \"540ft%5E2\" .
\n" ); document.write( "each tile is \"20.5in\" by \"20.5in\"; so, find the area of a tile\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"20.5in%2A20.5in=420.25in%5E2\" ....now convert \"in%5E2\" into \"ft%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are \"144in%5E2\" to a \"ft%5E2\" because \"1+ft=12in\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28420.25%2F144%29ft%5E2=2.918ft%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now, divide the area of a floor with area of a tile to get a number of tiles needed\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"540ft%5E2%2F2.918ft%5E2=185.05825908156271418779986291981=185\"
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