Question

Tipton Tile has seen an increase in tile sales over the last few weeks. They sold 7,708 square feet of tile to 41 customers last week. If they are expecting between 55 and 61 people to buy tile this week, about how many square feet of tile can they expect to sell?

Answer 1

Tipton Tile can expect to sell between 10,340 and 11,468 square feet of tile this week, assuming each of the 55 to 61 customers buys an average of 188 square feet of tile.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate how many square feet of tile Tipton Tile can expect to sell based on the increase in customers, we first determine the average square footage of tile sold per customer last week. By dividing the total square footage sold (7,708) by the number of customers (41), we find that each customer bought on average approximately 188 square feet of tile (7,708 ÷ 41 = 188).

Given that they are expecting between 55 and 61 customers this week, if each customer buys the same average amount of square feet, we can calculate the expected sales as follows:

• Low estimate: 55 customers x 188 square feet/customer = 10,340 square feet
• High estimate: 61 customers x 188 square feet/customer = 11,468 square feet

Therefore, Tipton Tile can expect to sell between 10,340 and 11,468 square feet of tile this week.