Question

Ms. Brown has square tiles that are 1/4 of a foot wide. She wants to tile a part of her countertop that is 3 1/4 feet by 1 3/4

Answer 1

91 tiles are needed

Explanation:

The length of the countertop is 3 1/4 ft = 13/4 ft = 13 times the width of a tile.

The width of the countertop is 1 3/4 ft = 7/4 ft = 7 times the width of a tile.

To tile the countertop, Ms Brown will need to fill a rectangle that is 7 rows of 13 tiles, or ...

... 7 × 13 = 91 . . . . tiles