Question

An area of 18 square feet that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. A rug covered 1/3 square foot tiles. How many tiles will the rug cover? Write an equation

Answer 1

• 54 tiles
• Y = X / 3

Explanation:

Area of Room = 18 ft^2

length of Room = 6 ft

width of Room = 3 ft

size of tiles = 1/3 ft^2

How many tiles is needed to cover 18 ft^2

= 18 ft ^2 / size of each tile

= 18 ft^2 / 1/3 ft^2

= 18 * 3 = 54 tiles

lets assume Area of rug needed = Y

number of tiles = x

therefore Y = X / 3 equation

Answer 2

The number of tiles the rug will cover is 54 tiles

Explanation:

Here we have,

Total area covered by the rug = 18 ft²

Size of one tile = 1/3 ft²

Therefore the number of tiles that can fit into the the area is given by;

Total area of the rug ÷ Area of one tile

= 18 ft² ÷ 1/3 ft²

Here we note that we are dividing a number by a fraction which is the same as multiplying the number by the inverse of the fraction as follows

= 18 × 3/1 ft²/ft² = 54 tiles

The number of tiles the rug will cover = 54 tiles.