Eric's kitchen has an area of 224 square feet . He plans to tile the kitchen, using a new laminate flooring that costs $ 8 per square yard . Rounded to the nearest whole dollar, how much will it cost him to tile the kitchen using the new flooring?

Answer 1

To determine the cost to tile Eric's kitchen, we first need to convert the area from square feet to square yards, as the flooring cost is given in terms of square yards.

1. Convert square feet to square yards: Since there are 9 square feet in a square yard: \[ \text{Area in square yards} = \frac{\text{Area in square feet}}{9} = \frac{224}{9} \approx 24.89 \text{ square yards} \]

2. Calculate the cost of the flooring: The cost of tiling is $8 per square yard. Thus, we multiply the area in square yards by the cost per square yard: \[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Area in square yards} \times \text{Cost per square yard} = 24.89 \times 8 \approx 199.12 \]

3. Round the total cost to the nearest whole dollar: Rounding $199.12 gives us: \[ \text{Total Cost} \approx 199 \]

Therefore, the cost for Eric to tile his kitchen using the new flooring is $199.