Question

The morenos are installing new tiles in their bathroom. After measuring, they find that 6 tiles fit perfectly across the 7 foot bathroom. How long is each tile?

Answer 1

Length of each tile will be =
`1(1)/(6)\ ft\approx 1.17\ ft`

Explanation:

Given:

6 tiles fit perfectly in the 7 ft bathroom.

To find the length of each tile.

Solution:

In order to find the length of each tile we will use unitary method.

Applying unitary method.

If 6 tiles take up the length = 7 ft

∴ 1 tile will take =
`(7)/(6)\ ft`

The fraction can be converted to mixed fraction by writing the quotient as whole number, remainder as numerator and divisor as denominator.

So,

`(7)/(6)\ ft=1(1)/(6)\ ft`

So, length of each tile will be =
`1(1)/(6)\ ft\approx 1.17\ ft`