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A square floor has a side length of 8x³y2 units. A square tile has a
side length of xy units. How many tiles will it take to cover the floor?
1 What is the task?
Make sure you understand exactly what question to answer or
problem to solve. You may want to read the problem three times.
Discuss these questions with a partner.
First Time Describe the context of the problem, in your own words.
Second Time What mathematics do you see in the problem?
Third Time What are you wondering about?
2 How can you approach the task? What strategies can you