tamara wants 2 put new ceramic tile on her kitchen countertop.The tiles she's going to use is in the shape of a square,measuring 4 inches on each side.The countertop is 6 feet long and 2 feet wide.
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Your counter top is 6 feet by 2 feet, or
72 inches by 24 inches
since each tile is 4 inches by 4 inches, we can place 18 tiles along the length (72/4), and 6 tiles along the width (24/4)
So we will need 18x6 or 108 tiles
To find out how many square tiles Tamara will need to cover her kitchen countertop, we need to calculate the area of the countertop and then divide it by the area of each square tile.
First, let's convert the dimensions of the countertop from feet to inches, since the tile measurements are in inches.
The length of the countertop is 6 feet, which is equivalent to 6 * 12 = 72 inches.
The width of the countertop is 2 feet, which is equivalent to 2 * 12 = 24 inches.
To find the area of the countertop, we multiply the length by the width:
Area of the countertop = 72 inches * 24 inches = 1728 square inches.
Now, let's calculate the area of each square tile. Since the tiles are 4 inches on each side, the area of one tile is 4 inches * 4 inches = 16 square inches.
To determine the number of tiles needed, we divide the area of the countertop by the area of one tile:
Number of tiles needed = Area of the countertop / Area of one tile
= 1728 square inches / 16 square inches
= 108 tiles.
Therefore, Tamara will need 108 square tiles to cover her kitchen countertop.