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If I have a room that is 4 by 4 , and I am pucrchasing tiles that are 1/3x1/3, calculate the number of tiles needed to cover the area in square meters. Show math please The room is in sqaure meters, and the tiles are in meters

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Answer:

144 tiles

Explanation:

The room is
16cm^(2) because 4 by 4 is 4 x 4 = 16.

Each tile is
(1)/(9) because
(1)/(3) x
(1)/(3) =
(1)/(9).

So we must do 16 ÷
(1)/(9) = 144

So 144 tiles are needed.

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