A rectangular floor is 9 yd long and 3 yd wide. We want to tile the floor with tile sold by the square foot. (a) Find the area of the floor in square feet. Conversion facts for length Use the table of conversion facts, as needed. 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in) 1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft) (b) We want to cover the floor with tiles. We don't have any to begin with and we 1 yard (yd) = 36 inches (in) can't buy partial boxes of tile. Each box of tile covers 22.5 ft . How many whole boxes of tile do we need to buy in order to completely cover the floor? boxes (c) If each box of tile costs $41, how much will we need to spend on tile? X 5