SOLUTION: A family room measures 17 feet by 27 feet. They are covering the floor with square tile that ,easures 1 feet on a side and cost $0.83 each. How much will they spend on tile?

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Question 594918: A family room measures 17 feet by 27 feet. They are covering the floor with square tile that ,easures 1 feet on a side and cost $0.83 each. How much will they spend on tile?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of the floor is 17*27 = 459 square feet.


Since each tile is 1 square foot (1ft * 1ft = 1 square ft), this means that you'll need 459 tiles total.


At $0.83 a piece, the total bill comes to 0.83*459 = 380.97


So they will spend $380.97 on tile.


Note: this is excluding taxes or other surcharges.