28) Calculate the total area of the floor and one tile, then divide the area of the floor by the area of the tile:
The area of the floor is 12^2 = 144 square feet
The area of one tile = 2^2 = 4 square feet
Number of tiles = 144 / 4 = 36 tiles.
29) The seal population is 3.27 x 10^2 which is written in scientific notation.
Since the exponent is a positive two ( 10^2), move the decimal point 2 places to the right:
3.27 x 10^2 = 327
There are 327 seals.