document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062172>Question 1062172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah is renovating her kitchen and has decided to use tiles on her countertop which is 83cm by 203cm. The tiles are octagonal and square in a pattern where four octagons around one square. The square tiles are 3cm along one side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Estimate the number of tiles they will need to cover the countertop.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Each square tile costs $0.55 and each octagonal tile costs $0.78. Estimate the cost of the tiles to cover the countertop. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The total area for this combination of tiles is: (9 x 2(1+&#8730;2)3²) + 4(3²)=79.45 cm².  The total area for the countertop is 83 x 203=16849 cm².<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16849 / 79.45=212<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) The number of tiles needed:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "212 x 9=1908 octagonal tiles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "212 x 4=848 square tiles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 1908 x .78=1488.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    848 x .55=466.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    1488.24+466.4=$1954.64 total cost to cover the countertop. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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