Question

How many 1 inch square tiles would it take to cover the floor of a closet that has dimensions 5 feet by 4 feet? (1 foot = 12 inches)

Answer 1

Find the area (in square feet) of the closet floor, which itself is 5 ft. by 4 ft.

Next, convert this area to square inches, using the info that 144 sq. in. = 1 sq. ft.

Answer 2

So area is 20 sq ft?

So 2880

Answer 3

Thanks.

Answer 4

5 ft=5*12=?inches
4 ft=4*12=? inches
area=?
number of tiles=area of floor in sq.inches/area of one tile

Answer 5

Thanks! I got it as 2880

Answer 6

Nice work!