Question

Use the diagram to answer the question. 15 ft 120 ft2 10 ft A rectangular yard contains a 120-square-foot garden. If seeds are scattered uniformly over the yard, what is the probability that a seed lands in the garden?

Answer 1

area of the rectangle

`\begin{gathered} \text{area}=\text{length}* width \\ \text{area}=15*10=150 \end{gathered}`

area of rectangle is 150 sq ft, therefore the probability that a seed lands in the garden is

`\frac{area\text{ garden}}{area\text{ rectangle}}=(120)/(150)=(4)/(5)`

answer: 4/5