Lori wants to replace the square tiles on her wall. The square tiles are sold in boxes of 8 square tiles. Lori buys 6 boxes of tiles. Does she have enough to replace all the tiles, including the tiles under the painting? Explain your answer.
Note: This problem reviews multi-step word problems in the context of using square tiles to measure area. It also reviews finding the array of an incomplete array from G3–M4–Lesson 6.
Concept Development
Part 1: Explore the relationship between units and area.
Part 2: Relate area to multiplication to draw rectangular arrays.
Part 3: Interpret area models to find area.
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