PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THREE AND A HALF HOURS ALREADY PLEASE I LOST MY PATIENCE...PLEASE HEELPPP!!!!!!

Meredith has ninety 1-inch tiles. If she starts with one tile, then surrounds it with a ring of tiles to create a larger square, how many surrounding rings can she make before she runs out of tiles?

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PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THREE AND A HALF HOURS ALREADY PLEASE I LOST MY PATIENCE...PLEASE HEELPPP!!!!!!


Meredith has ninety 1-inch tiles. If she starts with one tile, then surrounds it with a ring of tiles to create a larger square, how many surrounding rings can she make before she runs out of tiles?

lilai3 · Answer

no i don't please help please do

nubeer · Answer

well personally i dont know how to solve this.. but there is a trick you can try.. (just for homeworks) as it takes a lot of time.. try to draw it on the page...

nubeer · Answer

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nubeer · Answer

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now 9 tiles are used.. and one ring is made.. keep drawing this way untill your 90 tiles are finished.