The floor of a rectangular room is to be covered with square floor tiles with 1
-foot sides. The floor of the room is
18
feet long and
12
feet wide. If the square tiles cost
$
4
each, how much would it cost to completely cover the floor with these tiles?

Total cost = $864

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the rectangular room

= 18*12

= 216 ft²

The sides of the square is 1ft

The area of the square= 1ft²

To know how many square tiles it will take= 216/1 = 216 square tiles.

The total cost to completely cover the room with tiles if each tiles cost $4

= 216*4

= $864

Total cost=$864

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