Question

John is redoing his dining room floor (12 ft by 10 ft) using wooden tiles. The square tiles are 8 inches long. John priced the tiles at several different places and found the cheapest price to be $1.50 each tile. John has saved $400 to buy the tiles. A) How many tiles will it take to cover the dining room floor? B) Does John have enough tiles to buy the tiles?

Answer 1

John would need 270 tiles and he does not have enough money to buy the tiles he needs. He only has $400 and he would need $405.