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 squares will Nina need?how many color tiles will she use in all?

Answer 1

Nina will need 3 columns,3 rows and she will use 9 squares in all. 

Answer 2

9 tiles.

Explanation:

It is given that the shape of covering area is square, this means all sides are equal. If Nina fits 3 color tiles across the top of the square, it means each side would be the same. Nina use 3 columns and 3 rows to fill the square.

To fill the square area Nina needs 3 × 3 = 9 tiles

Nina would use 9 tiles in all.