Question

Missy’s room is 12 feet by 14 feet. The cost of tiles is $1.88 per square foot. What is the approximate cost of the new tiles for her room? *

Answer 1

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To solve this, the first step is to find the total square feet of Missy's room. To do this, we multiply the length times the width.

12 × 14 = 168 sq ft

Now, since we know tile costs $1.88 per square foot, all we need to do is multiply that by the total number of square feet of tile.

168 × 1.88 = $315.84

The total cost of the new tile for her room would be $315.84.

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Answer 2

To solve this problem, we need to figure out two things:
1. The area of the room to understand how many tiles we need.
2. The cost of the tiles considering their price per square foot.

Let's begin by calculating the area of the room. The formula to find out the area of a rectangle is length times width, that is, Area = Length * Width.

Missy’s room is given as 12 feet by 14 feet. So, we multiply 12 feet (the length of the room) by 14 feet (the width of the room):

Area = Length * Width
= 12 feet * 14 feet
= 168 square feet

So, the room's area is 168 square feet.

Next, we'll use this area to calculate the cost of the tiles. We know that the cost of tiles is $1.88 per square foot. So to find out how much all the tiles will cost, we multiply the cost per square foot by the total square footage of the room.

Cost = Area * Cost per square foot
= 168 square feet * $1.88 per square foot
= $315.84

Therefore, the approximate cost of the new tiles for her room would be around $315.84.