Question

A tiler charges at the rate $16.50 per square meter. What will be the cost to have 6m² tiled?​

Answer 1

$99

Explanation:

1 m² is equal to $16.50

so 6 m² is equal to 16.50 × 6.

to evaluate 16.50 × 6 we can separate 16 and 0.5:

16 × 6 + 0.5 × 6 = 96 + 3 = 99.

so, our cost is $99.