document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149935>Question 1149935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can someone please help with question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a room has a width of 5 m, a length of 6 m,and a height of 5 m. How many tiles do you need to decorate your room if each tile is 6 cm in length and width? Note that the ceiling and the floor do not need the tiles. If each tile cost $0.5, how much money will you need to spend on decorating your room?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The tutor @addingup has the right idea, but made a few typos\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They wrote 500 x 500 = 25000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when it should be 500 x 500 = 25000<font color=red>0</font> (note the extra zero)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "600 x 500 = 30000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "600 x 500 = 30000<font color=red>0</font> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total area of all four walls is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "300000+300000+250000+250000 = 1,100,000 square cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide this over the area of 1 tile (36 cm^2) and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,100,000/36 = 30,555.5555555556<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which rounds up to 30,556\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need 30,556 tiles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At $0.50 per tile, the total cost is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30,556*0.5 = <font color=red size=4>15,278 dollars</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is one expensive project. The reason why is because of the size of each wall being fairly massive, compared to the relatively very small tile size. That leads to a lot of tiles needed. <BR>\n" );
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