A floor area that is 12 feet by 8 feet is going to be covered with square ceramic tiles that are 8 inches on a side.How many tiles will it take to cover the floor area?

Answer 1

The area of the floor is (12 ft)(8 ft) = 96 ft²

Each tile has area = (2/3 ft)(2/3 ft) = 4/9 ft²

Number of tiles needed = 96 ÷ (4/9) = 216 tiles