Colby wants to set square tiles on the top of a wooden box. the top of the box is a rectangle7 1/2 inches long and 5 1/2 inches wide.
how many 1/2 -inch square tiles would colby need to cover the top of the box?

Customers at an ice-cream shop took a survey .the results showed that 144 customers rated the shop as being "very satisfactory ."this number represented 45%of the total nunber of customers who took the survey

Bob is putting books on a shelf and takes a break after filling 18 1/2 inches on the book shelf. the book shelf is now 2/3 full. how long is the entire bookshelf?

Frank has a devised a formula for his catering business that calculates the number of meatballs he needs to prepare. the formula is m=4a+2c, where c=number of children; m=number of meatballs; a=number of adults. how many meatballs are required for a party of 10 adults and 5 children?