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lild1997

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Registered: 2008-09-03

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6th grade math word problem

Can someone please help me solve this word problem.  We are practicing order of operations.

Mrs. Thompson is putting new tile on her bathroom floor.  Each tile measures 2 inces on each side.  The bathroom floor is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide.  How many tiles will she use to cover the entire floor?

Chewy

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Registered: 2008-08-07

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Re: 6th grade math word problem

3 feet long = 36 inches, so the bathroom floor width equals:

36 inches / 2 inches per side per tile = 18 tiles wide. Put that amount aside for now, ok?

Next, the floor is 2 feet wide.

24 inches wide divided by 2 inches per side per tile = 12 tiles wide.

So for the bathroom floor we now have:

18 tiles wide and 12 tiles long. Multiply that out for your answer

lild1997

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Registered: 2008-09-03

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Re: 6th grade math word problem

That helped!  I understand.  Thank you