SOLUTION: How many tiles are needed to cover the floor of a room whose dimensions are 10 feet by 6 feet if the size of each tile is 6 inches by 6 inches? please show the solution. thanks!

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Question 736461: How many tiles are needed to cover the floor of a room whose dimensions are 10 feet by 6 feet if the size of each tile is 6 inches by 6 inches?
please show the solution. thanks!
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, MathLover1, rothauserc:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
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First I can convert inches to feet
ft
The area of each tile is ft2
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The area of the room is ft2
The number of tiles that will fit in this area is

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
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to cover the floor of a room whose dimensions are by if the size of each tile is by you first calculate the area of a room and the area of a tile
let the area of a room be and the area of a tile

and

to get number of tiles you need to divide by
since the units are different, first you will need to convert to or to
let's convert to
, so the size of each tile is by which is by
then

now we can divide by

...you will need tiles

or covert to :
by :

Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source):
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We know the room is 10 feet by 6 feet or 60 square feet area
Each tile is 6 inches by 6 inches or 1/2 foot by 1/2 foot or 1/4 square foot area
now x = 60 / (1/4) = 240 tiles to cover the floor of the room