3 gallons because there are 4 quarts in a gallon and 12/4=3
I didn't get all the part with the tiles, but here's the general answer:
given a polynomial

we have that
is a factor of
if and only if k is a root of
, i.e. if

So, given the polynomial

We can check if
is a factor by evaluating
:

So,
is not a factor.
Similarly, we can evaluate
to check if
are factors:

So, only
is a factor of 
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Answer: 1</h3>
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Explanation:
We're given the height in relation to base BC, so we need to find the length of this base. This is the same as finding the distance from B to C.
Turn to the distance formula

Coincidentally, the base and height are the same. This won't always be the case.
Now we can find the area of the triangle

The area of the triangle is 1 square unit.
See diagram below.
If you count the crosses, there are 4 of them
4 Runners ran 1/3 of a mile
4 runners, D
Hope this helps