Question

1. A rectangular tile has a decorative

pattern of 3 equal-sized squares, each
of which is divided into 2 same-sized
triangles. If Marnie uses 36 of these tiles
on the wall behind her kitchen stove,
how many triangles are displayed?

Answer 1

216

Explanation:

Each of the 36 tiles has 3×2 = 6 triangles, so there are a total of ...

36×6 = 216 . . . triangles