A construction contractor is purchasing granite tiles for a new kitchen floor. Each tile costs $5 and he wants to spend less than $1,500. The size of each tile is 1 square foot. a. Write an inequality that represents the number of tiles he can purchase with a limit of $1,500

b. Figure out how large the new kitchen floor can be

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Jesus Daniel

8 April, 13:14

A construction contractor is purchasing granite tiles for a new kitchen floor. Each tile costs $5 and he wants to spend less than $1,500. The size of each tile is 1 square foot. a. Write an inequality that represents the number of tiles he can purchase with a limit of $1,500

b. Figure out how large the new kitchen floor can be

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Twizzler · Answer 1

P = sum of money he has = 1500$

each tile cost 5 dollars

1500 = 5x

x = 300 tiles

b. Area of each square tiles = base x height = 1 (1) = 1 square foot

1 (300) = 300 square foot