A rectangular floor measuring 8 feet by 6 feet is to be completely covered with square tiles measuring 8 inches on side. How many tiles are needed to completely cover the floor?
2 Answers
Explanation:
First we need to get everything into the same units, whether feet or inches. If we choose inches, then we can say that the floor is
To find how many tiles are need, we need to find out how many time
We can therefore fit
Explanation:
First we need to convert the units to the same extent.
#6 feet=6*12=72 i# #nches#
If we think,We could find that
No.of tiles=Area of rectangle / Area of each square