Problema Solution
tamara needs tiles to make a border. The border will be 9 feet long and 1/3 feet wide. Each tile measures 1/3 foot by 1/3 foot. Each box of tiles contains 6 tiles. How many boxes of tiles does she need?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' represent the number of boxes needed.
6x*(1/3)*(1/3) >= 9*(1/3)
(2/3)x >= 3
x >= 4.5
Since x is integer, the smallest integer such that x >= 4.5 is x = 5.
Tamara needs 5 boxes of tiles.