Question

A customer is tiling a shower, the main, back wall of which is 6' by 4'.

The tile they want to use is 3" x 6", which comes 20 pieces to a box.
How many pieces of this tile do they need for this project? (No Waste)​

Answer 1

a lot

Explanation:

Answer 2

192 pieces of tiles will be required.

Explanation:

A customer is tiling a shower's back wall which is in the dimensions of 6' by 4'

This area of the wall is = 6 × 4 square feet = 24 feet²

Customer wants to cover this wall with the tiles measuring 3" by 6" or 3 inches by 6 inches.

Now we will convert these dimensions of the tiles in foot.

Since 12 inches = 1 foot

Therefore, 1 inch =
`(1)/(12)` foot

Dimensions of one tile in foot will be
`(3)/(12)` foot by
`(6)/(12)` foot.

In simplified form, dimensions of the tile is
`(1)/(4)` foot by
`(1)/(2)` foot.

Area of one tile =
`(1)/(4)* (1)/(2)=(1)/(8)` square feet

Number of tiles =
`\frac{\text{Area of the wall}}{\text{Area of one tile}}`

=
`(24)/((1)/(8))`

= 24×8

= 192 tiles

Therefore, 192 pieces of tiles will be required.