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?

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anonymous · Answer

Tiles required = area of room/area of tile

anonymous · Answer

109*103/3*3 = 1248 or 1247.44

anonymous · Answer

need the area of the entire room = 109 x 103 = 11227
then divide by the area of each tile = 3 x3 = 9
1247.444, so you need 1248