Question

A 10' by 12' kitchen is to be tiled with 4" square tiles. How many tiles will it take to tile the kitchen floor?

Answer 1

`color(blue)(1080 " tiles")`

Explanation:

`10'=120 " inches"`

`12'=144 " inches"`

`"Area"=17280 "in"^2`

`"Area of tile"=16"in"^2`

Total number of tiles:

`17280/16=1080`