Question

a) 25
35. A homeowner is planning to use carpet tiles to cover the floor of a
room measuring 9 feet by 10 feet 8 inches. If the carpet tiles are 8
inches wide and 1 foot long and there are no gaps between the tiles as
they are placed on the floor, how many carpet tiles tiles will the
homeowner need to cover the floor of the room
a) 100
b) 135
c) 144
d) 150​

Answer 1

Answer:

Neither of them is offensive.

Technically, a smart person is an educated person, someone with a lot of knowledge. This knowledge may come from education or experience, but it's there.

A clever person is someone who can figure out almost any situation. It doesn't necessarily mean he has the required knowledge, but he's handy, so he can always solve whatever comes his way.

Should I over-emphasize this, just for the sake of your better understanding the difference, a smart person knows the theory, a clever person knows the practice.

Answer 2

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First we need to get everything into the same units, whether feet or inches. If we choose inches, then we can say that the floor is 96 inches by 72 inches.

To find how many tiles are need, we need to find out how many time 8 fits into each of the floor's dimensions.