Question

Amy is putting a new floor in her bathroom. She created a scale drawing of her bathroom floor using a scale of 1/3 inch= 1 foot. In the drawing, the bathroom measure 3 inches by 3 1/3 inches. Amy is purchasing squares tiles that measure 1/3 foot on each side. The cost of each tile is $3.00. How much will Amy pay for the tiles for bathroom floor

Answer 1

$2,430

Explanation:

Scale of the drawing = ⅓ in. to 1 ft

Measurement of the bathroom on paper = 3 in. by 3⅓ in.

Actual measurement of the bathroom:

3*3 = 9 ft

3⅓ * 3 = 10 ft

Area of the bathroom = 9*10 = 90 ft²

Let's find how many square tiles would cover 90 ft².

The side length of 1 tile is said to be ⅓ ft.

Therefore, the area of 1 tile would be ⅓*⅓ = ⅑ ft².

Number of tiles that would cover 90 ft² would be:

90/⅑ = 90*9

= 810 tiles

If 1 tile cost $3.00, therefore 810 tiles would cost:

810 * 3 = $2,430.