A construction worker was covering the bathroom walls with tiles. He covered three-fifths of the wall with 50 tiles. How many tiles will it take to cover the entire wall?

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Raul Calhoun

Mathematics

17 October, 16:12

A construction worker was covering the bathroom walls with tiles. He covered three-fifths of the wall with 50 tiles. How many tiles will it take to cover the entire wall?

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Ayana Wolfe · Answer 1

It will take 83 1/3 tiles to fill the wall.

Let x be the entire wall:

3/5x = 50

Divide both sides by 3/5:

x = 50 : 3/5

x = 50/1 : 3/5

x = 50/1 * 5/3

x = 250/3 = 83 1/3