Question

Roberto measured his garden to be 10 feet by 12 1/2 feet. He plants vegetables in one-half of the garden. What is the area of his vegetable garden?

Answer 1

Well first you need to find the total area of the garden.
10x12.5=125 feet.

Now your need to find half of that.

125\2= 62.5

Where-as,
Roberto's vegatable garden is 62.5 in area

Answer 2

The area of a vegetable garden is 62.5 feet² .

Explanation:

Formula

Area of a rectangle = Length × Breadth

As given

`Roberto\ measured\ his\ garden\ to\ be\ 10 feet\ by\ 12 (1)/(2)\ feet.`

I.e

`Roberto\ measured\ his\ garden\ to\ be\ 10 feet\ by\ (25)/(2)\ feet.`

`Roberto\ measured\ his\ garden\ to\ be\ 10 feet\ by\ 12.5\ feet.`

As He plants vegetables in one-half of the garden.

Than

`Area\ of\ vegetable\ garden = (1)/(2)* Length* Breadth`

Put the value in the above

`Area\ of\ vegetable\ garden = (1)/(2)* 10* 12.5`

`Area\ of\ vegetable\ garden = (1* 125)/(2)`

Area of vegetable garden = 62.5 feet²

Therefore the area of a vegetable garden is 62.5 feet² .