Tyler is laying tile on his rectangular kitchen floor. the dimensions of the floor are 16 1/2 feet by 15 feet. if he is using square tiles with a side length of 1/2 feet , how many tiles will he need to cover the floor ?

First, find the area for the kitchen floor: 16.5*15=247.5 squared feet
Then find the area for one tile: 0.5*0.5=0.25 squared feet
Finally, divide the mayor area between the minor: 247.5/0.25= 990 tiles.

Also you can do it in this another way:
First, divide length of the kitchen floor between the length of one tile: 16.5/0.5=33
Then, do the same for the height: 15/0.5=30
Finally multyply both results: 33*30= 990 tiles. 

The correct answer would be "convenience"

This makes absolutely no sense at all young man/women