The floor of a rectangular room will be tiled with square tiles that measure 3 inches on each side. The room is 109 inches long and 103 inches wide. How many tiles, including parts of tiles, are needed to complete the job? Question 3 options:
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Find the total area of the room109 * 103 = 11227 inches^2
the tile takes up 3*3 = 9 inches^2
11227/9 = 1247.4
You need 1247 tiles and 0.4 of a tile.
Or you could just get 1248 and cut the last tile a bit :P
Hope this helps :)
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