Answer:
First, we need to find the area of the parallelogram-shaped collage. Using the formula for the area of a parallelogram (A = b x h), we get:
A = 3.19 ft x 3.6 ft
A = 11.484 ft²
Next, we need to figure out how many tiles with an area of 0.0625 square foot make up 1 square foot. We can do this by dividing 1 by 0.0625:
1 ÷ 0.0625 = 16
So there are 16 tiles with an area of 0.0625 square foot in 1 square foot.
To find out how many tiles with an area of 0.25 square foot we need to cover the collage, we can divide the area of the collage by the area of each tile:
11.484 ft² ÷ 0.25 ft² = 45.936 tiles
Since we can't have a fractional tile, we need to round up to the nearest whole tile:
46 tiles
Therefore, Margie needs 46 whole tiles to cover the parallelogram-shaped collage.
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