Abigail wants to make a tapestry in the shape of a parallelogram that is 24 inches across the bottom and 36 inches tall. If she pieces smaller similar parallelograms that are 2 inches at the base and 3 inches tall, how many will she need to make the tapestry?

a. 12

b. 24

c. 144

d. 216

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Yair Collins

25 January, 20:41

Abigail wants to make a tapestry in the shape of a parallelogram that is 24 inches across the bottom and 36 inches tall. If she pieces smaller similar parallelograms that are 2 inches at the base and 3 inches tall, how many will she need to make the tapestry?

a. 12

b. 24

c. 144

d. 216

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Iris Benitez · Answer 1

To determine how many smaller pieces she will need you can find the area of the entire tapestry and the area of the individual pieces. Divide these to find how many you will need.

2 x 3 = 6 square inches

36 x 24 = 864 square inches

864/6 = 144

She will need 144 pieces.

Abigail wants to make a tapestry in the shape of a parallelogram that is 24 inches across the bottom and 36 inches tall. If she pieces smaller similar parallelograms that are 2 inches at the base and 3 inches tall, how many will she need to make the tapestry?a. 12b. 24c. 144d. 216

Abigail wants to make a tapestry in the shape of a parallelogram that is 24 inches across the bottom and 36 inches tall. If she pieces smaller similar parallelograms that are 2 inches at the base and 3 inches tall, how many will she need to make the tapestry?

a. 12

b. 24

c. 144

d. 216