The Smith family wants to put tile on their bathroom floor. Each tile is 1 foot square. Their bathroom is 4 feet by 6 feet. How many tiles will be needed?
6 rows of 4 tiles each = ___ tiles
24
To find out how many tiles will be needed to cover the bathroom floor, we need to calculate the total area of the bathroom floor and then divide it by the area of a single tile.
The bathroom is 4 feet by 6 feet, so the total area can be calculated by multiplying the length (4 feet) by the width (6 feet):
Total area = 4 feet * 6 feet = 24 square feet
Since each tile is 1 foot square, the area of a single tile is 1 square foot.
Now, to find the number of tiles needed, we divide the total area of the bathroom floor by the area of a single tile:
Number of tiles = Total area / Area of a single tile
= 24 square feet / 1 square foot
= 24 tiles
So, the Smith family will need a total of 24 tiles to cover their bathroom floor.