144 square feet isn't enough information - what is the shape of the surface? I will assume it is square. If it isn't, depending on the exact dimensions, you should plan for some waste.
144 square feet in a square is 12' x12', which is 144"x144"
16" goes into 144" nine times, so you will need a 9 x 9 square of 16" x16" bricks to fill a 144 square foot square. This totals 81 bricks.
216
If the bricks are in feet then 51/2 bricks would be needed.
Depends on how big the bricks are
A lot !!
It depends on the size of the bricks and their orientation when they are laid.
216
If the bricks are in feet then 51/2 bricks would be needed.
Well, 288 square feet contains 41,472 square inches. So, dividing that by 17 gives you about 2,440 17-inch bricks.
282
64 square feet
depends on how big the bricks are
Depends on how big the bricks are.
Depends on how big the bricks are
A lot !!
It depends on the one brick size
It depends on the size of the bricks and their orientation when they are laid.
88 standard sized bricks.