SOLUTION: You want to tile your kitchen floor. The floor measures 30 ft by 18 ft. How many tiles, each a square with side 1 1/2 ft, should you purchase for the job?
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Question 352506: You want to tile your kitchen floor. The floor measures 30 ft by 18 ft. How many tiles, each a square with side 1 1/2 ft, should you purchase for the job? Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The floor area is 30 ft x 18 ft, or .
The area of each square tile is .
Let x = number of tiles needed to cover of floor area.
Then .
