A rectangular bathroom floor is covered with square tiles that are 1 LaTeX: \frac{1}{2}1 2 feet by 1 LaTeX: \frac{1}{2}1 2 feet. The length of the bathroom floor is 10 LaTeX: \frac{1}{2}1 2 feet and the width is 6 LaTeX: \frac{1}{2}1 2 feet. a) How many tiles does it take to cover the length of the floor?

273 tiles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Square tile

Bathroom floor

Required

Determine the number of tiles to cover the floor

First, we calculate the area of the floor:

Convert to decimals

Next, we calculate the area of the square tile:

Convert to decimal

The number of tiles is then calculated as:

5

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