How many 16 x 16 inch tiles would cover 64 square feet?

Answer 1

In this problem, you basically find the area and then divide it by 16 by 16 in. tiles. But first make note that 64 is in square feet, not inches. So you now have to convert 64 ft2 into in2. Remember that there are 12 inches in a foot so there are 144 in2 in 1 ft2. So in this case, you multiply 64 by 144, to get 9216, or 9216 square inches. Now you need to find how many 16 by 16 in. tiles would fit into 768 sq. in. To do this, you first have to multiply 16 by 16 to get 256 sq. in. Finally, divide 9216 by 256 to get 36. The answer is that 36 16x16 in. tiles would cover 64 sq. ft.