Question

Jason put down a tile floor in his basement. He placed 18 tiles across the floor. Each file is 12 5/8 inches wide. How wide is the area he covered with tiles?

Answer 1

We solve as follows:

`18\cdot(12(5)/(8))=18\cdot((96)/(8)+(5)/(8))=18\cdot((101)/(8))=(909)/(4)=227.25`

So, he covered 227.25 inches in width.