Question

Randy ' s garden has 3 rows of carrots with 3 plants in each row. Next year, he plans to plant 4 times the number of rows. How many plants will he have next year?

Answer 1

3x3=9 thus 9x4=36 36 plants

Answer 2

Okay, let's break this down.

We first need to multiply the number of rows now with the plants he will plant in each row. 3 x 3 = 9.

Now, we need to do some more multiplication. Since Randy wants to plant 4 times as many rows as this year, we need to multiply the number of rows this year, and the number of rows next year. 4 x 3 = 12.

Now, we can multiply the number of rows with the number of plants. 12 x 3 = 36.

You could have also multiplied the number of rows this year with the number of plants, 3 x 3 = 9. Then, you can multiply that with the number of rows Randy wants to plant next year. 9 x 4 = 36.

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