Answer:
144
Explanation:
Abigail wants to produce a tapestry that will be in the shape of a parallelogram
The tapestry is 24 inches across the bottom and 36 inches tall
She pieces smaller simlar parallelograms that are 2 inches wide and 3 inches tall
The first step is to find the area of the whole tapestry
Area = base × height
Base= 24 inches
Height= 36 inches
Area= 24×36
= 864 square inches
The next step is calculate the area of the smaller pieces
Area= base × height
Base= 2 inches
Height= 3 inches
Area= 2×3
= 6 square inches
Therefore, the value needed to produce the tapestry can be calculated by dividing the area of the whole tapestry by the area of the smaller pieces
= 864/6
= 144
Hence Abigail will need 144 smaller similar parallelograms to make the tapestry.