Mr. Pete just got a great deal at Lowe’s on tiles for his new patio. He wants to
tile his patio in the shape that is rectangular. His patio measures 108 inches by
144 inches. Find the fewest square tiles he can use without cutting any of them.

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

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the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet