Question: Kimiko is retiling her kitchen floor. Each tile is 6 square inches. If her kitchen is 48 inches by 72 inches, how many tiles does Kimiko need to buy? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
First figure out how many tiles are in one row by dividing the kitchen's width by each tile's width: 48 inches / 6 inches / tile = 8 tiles in one row. Then figure out how many rows of tiles there are by dividing the kitchen's height by each tile's height: 72 inches / 6 inches / tile = 12 rows of tiles. Then multiply the number of rows by the number of tiles per row to find the total number of tiles Kimiko needs to buy: 8 tiles / row * 12 rows = 96 tiles. So the answer is 96.