Question

Myles has calculated that 1/2 a box of tile will cover 1/6 of his kitchen floor. How many boxes of tile will he need to cover the entire kitchen?

Answer 1

Answer: He need 3 boxes.

Explanation:

• Every 1/6 of his floor needs 1/2 of the tile box.

Split his floor into 6 parts, each part needing 1/2 of the tile box:

`6*(1)/(2) =(6)/(2) =3`

Or you can add 1/2 six times for each 1/6 of the floor:

`(1)/(2) +(1)/(2) +(1)/(2) +(1)/(2) +(1)/(2) +(1)/(2) =(6)/(2)=3`