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How many more 3" x 3" linoleum tiles than 1' x 1' tiles will it take to cover a 9' x 9' floor?

(F) 144
(G) 63
(H) 1215
(J) 98
(K) none of these

User JohnPix
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Answer: (H) 1215.

Step-by-step explanation:

To cover a 9' x 9' floor, we need (9 x 12) = 108 inches of flooring in each direction.

Each 1' x 1' tile covers an area of (12 x 12) = 144 square inches. Therefore, we need (108 x 108) / 144 = 81 tiles.

Each 3" x 3" tile covers an area of (3 x 3) = 9 square inches. Therefore, we need (108 x 108) / 9 = 12,096 tiles.

The difference in the number of tiles needed is: 12,096 - 81 = 12,015.

Therefore, we need 12,015 more 3" x 3" tiles than 1' x 1' tiles.

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