The top of a table is a parallelogram with a base of 28 cm and a height of 20 cm. Patty wants to cover the table with tiles that
have an area of 8 cm2 each. Jake wants to use tiles that have an area of 9 cm2 each. How many more tiles will Patty need than Jake to cover the table? Explain your answer. help me pls
The area of the top of the table is 28 × 20 = 560 cm2. The area of Patty’s tiles is 8 cm2 each and the area of Jake’s tiles is 9 cm2 each. Patty will need 560 ÷ 8, or 70, tiles. Jake will need 560 ÷ 9, or about 63, tiles. So,
The area of the top of the table is 28 × 20 = 560 cm2. The area of Patty’s tiles is 8 cm2 each and the area of Jake’s tiles is 9 cm2 each. Patty will need 560 ÷ 8, or 70, tiles. Jake will need 560 ÷ 9, or about 63, tiles. So, Patty will use about 7 more tiles.
