Arectangular bathroom floor is covered with square tiles that are 1 1/2 feet by 1 1/2 feet. the length of the bathroom floor is 10 1/2 feet and the width is 6 1/2 feet. how many tiles does it take to cover the length of the floor? how many tiles does it take to cover the width of the floor?

7 tiles can occupy the length of the floor, while 5.33 tiles can occupy the width of the floor

The dimension of the tile is given as:

The dimension of the bathroom floor is given as:

The number of tiles that can occupy the length of the floor is calculated by dividing the length of the floor by the length of the tile.

So, we have:

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Hence, 7 tiles can occupy the length of the floor

The number of tiles that can occupy the width of the floor is calculated by dividing the width of the floor by the length of the tile.

So, we have:

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Hence, 5.33 tiles can occupy the width of the floor

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Part 1) It takes 7 tiles to cover the length of the floor

part 2) It takes 4 1/3 tiles to cover the width of the floor

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

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To find out how many tiles are needed to cover the length of the floor, divide the length of the floor by the length of one square tile

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step 2

To find out how many tiles are needed to cover the width of the floor, divide the width of the floor by the length of one square tile

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