Respuesta :
Answer:
18 is 6/10
18/1 = 6/10
Cross multiply
18x10 is 180
180/6 is 30 tiles total
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
30 square tiles will be used to cover the floor.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the number of tiles that will be used to cover the floor, we will have to interpret the statement mathematically and then solve.
Let x be the total number of tiles that will be used to cover the floor.
From the statement above, Barbara uses 6/10 of the square tiles which is 18 red.
so, 6/10 of the square tiles is equal to 18 red
which implies;
[tex]\frac{6}{10}[/tex] of x = 18
[tex]\frac{6}{10}[/tex] × x = 18
[tex]\frac{6x}{10}[/tex] = 18
cross multiply
6 × x = 18 × 10
6x = 180
Divide both-side of the equation by 6
[tex]\frac{6x}{6}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{180}{6}[/tex]
(At the left-hand side of the equation, the 6 on the numerator will cancel-out the 6 at the denominator leaving us with just x while at the right-hand side of the equation 180 will be divided by 6)
x = [tex]\frac{180}{6}[/tex]
x = 30
Therefore, the number of square tiles that will be used to cover the floor is 30.
