It takes 1000 pieces to use 12 cm long square bricks to pave the floor of a room. If you use 18 cm long square bricks to pave the floor, how many pieces do you need? (keep the number in integer)

It takes 1000 pieces to use 12 cm long square bricks to pave the floor of a room. If you use 18 cm long square bricks to pave the floor, how many pieces do you need? (keep the number in integer)

12 × 12 × 1000 △ 18 × 18 ≈ 444 (pieces)
A: it costs 144 yuan