Kerrie is tiling the floor of a kitchen. The kitchen floor measures 11.3 feet by 9.25 feet. She orders enough tiles for 99 square feet. Which statement about the amount of tiles is correct? Kerrie estimated correctly by rounding down. She has enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie estimated correctly by rounding up. She has enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding up. She does not have enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding down. She does not have enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet.

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Nathanial Williamson

27 March, 09:20

Kerrie is tiling the floor of a kitchen. The kitchen floor measures 11.3 feet by 9.25 feet. She orders enough tiles for 99 square feet. Which statement about the amount of tiles is correct? Kerrie estimated correctly by rounding down. She has enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie estimated correctly by rounding up. She has enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding up. She does not have enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding down. She does not have enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet.

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Zachery Merritt · Answer 1

Area of kitchen: 11.3 x 9.25 = 104.5

she needs 105 tiles

so answer is:

The exact area is 104.5 square feet. Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding down. She does not have enough tile.

Maliyah Cummings · Answer 2

Kerrie did not estimate correctly by rounding down. She does not have enough tile. The exact area is 104.5 square feet.