Question

Nina wants to put color tiles on a square. 3 color tiles fit across the top of the square. How many rows and columns of square will Nina need? How many color tiles will she use in all?

Answer 1

The area is a square. If she uses 3 tiles to fit length-wise, she will need 3 tiles to fit width-wise.

Total tiles needed = 3 x 3 = 9 tiles.

Answer: 3 rows of 3 tiles. Total of 9 tiles needed.