Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers

Area

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Garage Problem

I need to paint my garage floor. The length is 15 feet and the width is 23 feet. One gallon of paint will cover 50 ft².

How many gallons will I need to cover the floor of my garage?

Classroom Problem

I am going to paint the back wall of my classroom. The wall is 28 feet long and 13 feet wide. One gallon of paint will cover 35 ft².

How many gallons of paint will I need to cover the entire wall?

My Yard

I am going to seed my yard this fall. My yard measures 47 feet by 52 feet. One bag of seed will cover 100 ft².

How many bags of seed will I need to buy in order to seed my entire yard?

My Garden

Brian is going to put mulch throughout our garden. The garden is 12 feet by 16 feet. If one bag of mulch covers 22 square feet, how many bags of mulch will Brian need to buy?

Pool Tiles

My aunt wants to buy new tiles for the bottom of her pool. Her pool measures 42 feet by 28 feet. The tiles measure 1 ft by 1 ft and are sold in boxes of 15.

What is the area of the pool bottom?How many boxes of tiles will my aunt need to buy to cover the pool?Will she need to buy any individual tiles?

Kitchen Floor

Mary is going to put new tile flooring down in her kitchen. The kitchen is 9 feet by 14 feet. How many boxes and individual tiles should she buy if she wants the exact number of tiles needed to cover the floor?

ART room

Ms. Curry is going to cover one wall in the ART room with mosaic tiles. The wall is 15 feet by 12 feet. Each tile is 1 square foot and come in boxes of 15 tiles. How many boxes and individual tiles will Ms. Curry have to purchase if she wants the exact amount to cover the wall?