Question

A farmer plants beets in a square garden with side lengths of 12 2/3 feet. He plants squash in a garden with a perimeter of 50 1/2 feet. Which garden has a greater perimeter?

Answer 1

Given that,

The side length of a square garden
`=12(2)/(3)\ \tet{feet}=(38)/(3) \text{feet}`

A farmer plants squash in a garden with a perimeter of 50 1/2 feet = 50.5 feet

To find,

Which garden has a greater perimeter.

Solution,

The area of a square is given by :

A = 4s, s is side of square

A farmer plants beets, the perimeter is :

`A=4* (38)/(3)\\\\=50.67\ cm`

Hence, the square garden with side lengths 12 2/3 feet will have more perimeter.