Which information is missing but is needed to solve this problem?

Jason's mom used 72 square tiles to cover her patio. The patio is rectangular. What is the width of the patio?

A.
the perimeter of the patio

B.
the area of one square tile and the length of the patio

C.
the thickness of the tiles

D.
the area and thickness of the tiles

Question

Which information is missing but is needed to solve this problem? 
 
Jason's mom used 72 square tiles to cover her patio. The patio is rectangular. What is the width of the patio?
 
 A.
the perimeter of the patio
 
 B.
the area of one square tile and the length of the patio
 
 C.
the thickness of the tiles
 
 D.
the area and thickness of the tiles

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Tell me what the formula is for the area of a rectangle =)

anonymous · Answer

theres no pic or anything all the informations there

anonymous · Answer

Well, the formula for the area of a rectangle is Area = height x width

anonymous · Answer

But we have the area, so
72 = height x width

If we are trying to find the width, what else would you need to know to find out?

anonymous · Answer

B

anonymous · Answer

A**

anonymous · Answer

I believe so. It's either A or B

anonymous · Answer

Kinda confusing