Orchid wants to retile her bathroom floor, which has an area of 40 square feet. She is deciding between two types of custom tiles. The square tile is 1/2 foot by 1/2 foot and costs $0.45 per tile. The rectangular tile is 2 feet by 1/4 foot and costs $0.80 per tile. Which tile should Orchid choose to minimize costs? Explain. She should choose the square tiles because the total cost will be $8 less. She should choose the rectangular tiles because the total cost will be $8 less. She should choose the square tiles because the total cost will be $14 less. She should choose the rectangular tiles because the total cost will be $14 less.

Respuesta :

We determine the number tiles needed for the bathroom floor by dividing the area of the floor by the area of tiles. 
    square tiles = (40 ft²) / ((0.5 ft)(0.5 ft)) = 160 tiles
                       (160 tiles)($0.45) = $72
   rectangular tiles = (40 ft²) / ((2 ft)(0.25 ft)) = 80 tiles
                        (80 tiles)($0.80) = $64
She should choose the rectangular tiles because it will cost her $8 lesser. 

She should choose the rectangular tiles since it's $8 lesser.

How to illustrate the information?

From the information given, the number of tiles needed for the bathroom will be determined.

In this case, the square tiles will be:

= 40/(0.5 × 0.5)

= 160 tiles

Cost = 160 × $0.45 = $72

The rectangular tiles will be:

= 40/(2 × 0.25) = 80

Cost = 80 × $0.8 = $65

The rectangular tiles are cheaper.

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