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Mr. DaCosta and his workers are tiling a bathroom wall using square-inch tiles. The area of the wall is 6,048 square inches. There are 72 rows of tiles.

How many tiles are in each row?
A.
85
B.
84
C.
840
D.
805

Mr. DaCosta and his workers are tiling a bathroom wall using square-inch tiles. The-example-1
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I would try to X out the lower numbers
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Answer: B.84

Explanation:

1) Substitute the given information into the equation Area= length * width

2) 6,048 = 72 * x

3) Divide by 72 to find x

6,048/72 = 84

4) The answer is 84 tiles in each row

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