These are the 12" x 12" sticky back tiles you stick on the floor. How many tiles do I need to cover the floor?
2007-08-04 03:27:48 · 8 answers · asked by yummymummy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
88 tiles, that allows 10% overage for your cuts . you might have a few leftover but they will come in handy at some point.
2007-08-04 03:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by reddog777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely you have some education, so you can calculate 80 on your own. So I'll pass on some experience that might not be obvious. Tiles with that nominal dimension are probably slightly smaller. When you place them in an array, with appropriate spacing between them for grout, they should place with a periodicity of 12 inches. Measure the room accurately to see if those are its exact dimensions, and if the room is really rectangular. Home construction is not necessarily done with geometric precision. Trim on the wall at the floor can cover up minor differences. Decide if you want a simple rectangular array or whether you want to offset rows to have it look like a brick wall. That implies a lot more cutting. Allow for breakage during transportation, and especially for the cutting you need to do for the toilet and elsewhere. Allow even more if you're not experienced at tile cutting. People seldom lay tile under a bath or shower. Now you have some thinking to do. If you buy the tiles locally, you don't need to buy as many extra in advance, but ask them to set aside a bunch of tiles from the same batch so you can come back later and get more if you need them.
2007-08-04 10:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
8 x 10 is 80 sq ft. 1 tile is 12" x 12" or 1' by 1', 1 square ft, so you need 80 tiles
2007-08-04 10:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by vlee1225 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the area of your floor is 80 square feet. If you divide that by 12, you will get the number of tiles you need.
2007-08-04 10:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by pward 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Each tile is one square foot, therefore you must determine the Area of the room in square feet.
8x10=80sqft
Answer: 80 tiles
(if this is a worksheet problem, not for your actual bathroom, of course)
2007-08-04 10:44:17 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need 80 tiles minus the size of your bath, it is better to have some left over thou. By the way don't listen to mathsteacher as that answer makes no sense whatsoever.
2007-08-04 10:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
12'' by 12'' is 1' by 1'. So you need 8x10 or 80 of them.
EDIT: I didn't mention extras because you posted this in the "Science and Mathematics" section, which makes the problem look fictional.
2007-08-04 10:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by highwatermark3rd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the math. You will need extra for errors when you cut them.
2007-08-04 10:30:52 · answer #8 · answered by Fartbuster 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋