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2 September, 12:02

Tamara need tiles to make a border for her bathroom wall. The border will be 9 feet long and 1/3 foot wide. Each tile measures 1/3 foot by 1/3 foot. Each box of tiles contains 6 tiles. How many boxes of tiles doe Tamara need? Write two equations that can be used to solve the problem.

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  1. 2 September, 12:09
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    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.
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