Question

Anya has a number of square bricks with a side length of 1 foot that 164) she wants to use to create a rectangular patio in her backyard. At first, she arranges them so the rectangle is 12 bricks long by 3 bricks wide, but then she decides she does not like that arrangement. How can Anya arrange the bricks if she would rather have a square-shaped patio?

Answer 1

Answer: 6 bricks long by 6 bricks wide

Explanation:

Since her first arrangement is a 12 x 3 brick patio, we can assume she has 36 bricks. A square has equal lengths of all sides, with this info, she can arrange the 36 bricks into a 6 by 6 patio