Answer:
The number of tiles the rug will cover is 54 tiles
Step-by-step explanation:
Here we have,
Total area covered by the rug = 18 ft²
Size of one tile = 1/3 ft²
Therefore the number of tiles that can fit into the the area is given by;
Total area of the rug ÷ Area of one tile
= 18 ft² ÷ 1/3 ft²
Here we note that we are dividing a number by a fraction which is the same as multiplying the number by the inverse of the fraction as follows
= 18 × 3/1 ft²/ft² = 54 tiles
The number of tiles the rug will cover = 54 tiles.
