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 A construction contractor is purchasing granite tiles for a new kitchen floor. Each tile costs $5 and he wants to spend less than $1,500. The size of each tile is 1 square foot. a. Write an inequality that represents the number of tiles he can purchase with a limit of $1,500 
b. Figure out how large the new kitchen floor can be

Answer :

P= sum of money he has= 1500$
each tile cost 5 dollars 
1500= 5x
x= 300 tiles

b.  Area of each square tiles = base x height = 1(1) = 1 square foot

1 (300) = 300 square foot 

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