Math problem! please help!?

Question

ken is replacing the ceiling tiles in th school hallway. the hall way is 60 feet long and 8 ft wide. each ceiling tile is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. how many tiles does ken need to complete the job?

Answer 1

There is an easier way. The entire area is 60 by 8 = 480

Each section is 4 by 2 = 8

How many sections can fit in the area? 480 divided by 8 = 60

After enough practice this method can be done finding the exact answer in your head in about 20 seconds.  

Answer 2

Two tiles wide times thirty tiles long = sixty tiles.

Answer 3

First you need to know how many tiles are needed in each direction

60 feet / 4 feet = 15 tiles

and

8 feet / 2 feet = 4 tiles

then to figure out how many tiles are there total 15 *4 = 60 tiles

Answer 4

What is it you don't understand about this question? Seems pretty straightforward to me.

You have how long and wide the ceiling is, and you know the width and length of each tile.

Try making a little drawing, and labeling it. How many tiles for this strip? Now, how many for another strip? Keep going until you understand the question, and can see what you need to do to answer it.

Answer 5

ceiling surface = 60 feet x 8 feet = 480 feet^2

              1 tile =  4 feet x 2 feet  =  8 feet^2

480 feets^2 /8 feets^2 = 60 tiles => answer