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Alex is adding square-foot tiles on the floor in his laundry room. If the space he wants to fill is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide, how many square-foot tiles will he need to fill the area?

A) 12 tiles
B) 26 tiles
C) 36 tiles
D) 42 tiles

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D.) 42 tiles

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User Andyk
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square foot tiles means that they are 1 x 1 foot tiles
you are given that the room is 7 x 6 feet
that is the area is 42 ft^2
A tile is 1ft^2
so you will need 42 tiles for the room
D.) 42 tiles

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