Eric's kitchen has an area of
224
square feet
. He plans to tile the kitchen, using a new laminate flooring that costs
$
8
per
square yard
.
Rounded to the nearest whole dollar, how much will it cost him to tile the kitchen using the new flooring?
First, we need to convert the area of the kitchen from square feet to square yards. Since 1 square yard is equal to 9 square feet, we can do the following calculation:
224 square feet / 9 = 24.89 square yards
Next, we need to determine how many square yards of laminate flooring Eric will need to purchase. Since he will need to cover the entire kitchen area, he will need 24.89 square yards of flooring.
Now, we can calculate the cost of the laminate flooring by multiplying the number of square yards needed by the cost per square yard:
24.89 square yards * $8 = $199.12
Rounded to the nearest whole dollar, it will cost Eric $199 to tile his kitchen using the new laminate flooring.