Malachi’s garden is 2 3/5 meters long. He wants to plant tomato plants every 1/5 of a meter. How many plants can Malachi fit?

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asked Dec 10, 2020 110k views

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Mark Semsel · Answer 1 · 2020-12-14T15:22:14+0000

Answer:

13 plants.

Explanation:

We have been given that Malachi’s garden is 2 3/5 meters long. He wants to plant tomato plants every 1/5 of a meter.

To find the number of tomato plant that will fit the garden, we will divide length of garden by 1/5 as:

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=2(3)/(5)/ (1)/(5)$

Convert mixed fraction into improper fraction:

$2(3)/(5)\Rightarrow(2*5+3)/(5)=(10+3)/(5)=(13)/(5)$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=(13)/(5)/ (1)/(5)$

Convert to multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=(13)/(5)* (5)/(1)$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=(13)/(1)* (1)/(1)$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=13$

Therefore, 13 plants will fit Malachi's garden.