Bob has 37 tiles with dimensions of 1 foot by 1 foot. He wants to tile a closet that is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. Does he hav

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Mrrafil [7]

3 years ago

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Bob has 37 tiles with dimensions of 1 foot by 1 foot. He wants to tile a closet that is 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. Does he hav

e enough tiles? If so, how many more will be left over?

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beks73 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-16T05:38:19+03:00

beks73 [17]3 years ago

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If he has 37 tiles that are 1' by 1', then he has 37 square feet of tile since each tile is 1 square foot.

A closet that is 7' by 5' is 35 square feet in area.

Thus, Bob will have 2 tiles left over after his job.