If you have a room that is 250 square inches and you are wanting to cover the floor using 5inx8in tiles how many tiles would it take?
Are you sure the room is 250 square inches? That means that each side is not more than a foot long.
Yes, here is the exact question....... Thomas is planning on redoing his bathroom floor with tiles measuring 5in by 8in. The floor has an area of 205in square. What is the least number of tiles he will need? I can't not figure this out, can someone please help?
To find out how many tiles you would need to cover the floor, you first need to calculate the total area of the room and then divide it by the area of one tile.
Step 1: Calculate the area of the room.
Given that the room is 250 square inches, the area of the room is 250 square inches.
Step 2: Calculate the area of one tile.
Since the tiles are 5 inches by 8 inches, the area of one tile is calculated by multiplying its length by its width, which gives us 5 inches * 8 inches = 40 square inches.
Step 3: Divide the area of the room by the area of one tile.
To determine how many tiles are needed to cover the floor, divide the area of the room by the area of one tile: 250 square inches / 40 square inches = 6.25.
Step 4: Round up to get the whole number of tiles.
Since you can't have a fraction of a tile, you need to round up to the nearest whole number. In this case, you would round up to 7 tiles.
Therefore, you would need 7 tiles to cover the floor of the room.