288 tiles. 1.)Convert the feet to inches (24 in and 48 in) 2.) find the area of the the back splash using l*w (24*48=1152) 3.)Find the area of the tiles (2*2=4) 4.)Divide the area of the back splash by the area of the tiles (1152/4= 288) Ps. I'm not the smartest human being in the world and i'm sorry if i'm wrong :)