To calculate the total square footage that 10 tiles measuring 12x12 inches will cover, you can follow these steps:
Determine the area of a single tile: Multiply the length (12 inches) by the width (12 inches) of each tile to calculate its area. In this case, each tile covers 144 square inches.
Convert square inches to square feet: Since it's more common to measure areas in square feet, divide the total square inches by the conversion factor of 144 square inches per square foot. Thus, each tile covers 1 square foot (144 square inches ÷ 144 square inches).
Calculate the total square footage: Multiply the area of a single tile (1 square foot) by the number of tiles. In this case, 10 tiles measuring 12x12 inches will cover a total of 10 square feet (1 square foot per tile × 10 tiles).
Therefore, 10 tiles measuring 12x12 inches will cover an area of 10 square feet.