Question

Paula made a square fish pond in her backyard. It was 1 yard long on each side. The flowers she wants to put around it should be planted 1 foot apart. How many flowers should Paula buy?

Answer 1

12 flowers

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to find the perimeter of the square fish pond. The perimeter of a square is 4 times its side, so in the perimeter of the square fish pond will be

P = 4 x 1 yard = 4 yards

Now, we need to convert yards to feet. Taking into account that 1 yard is equal to 3 feet, we get

4 yards x 3 = 12 feet

So, the perimeter of the square fish pond is 12 feet

If each flower should be planted 1 foot apart, the number of flowers can be calculated as the perimeter divided by 1 foot, so

12feet / 1 foot = 12 flowers

Then, Paula should buy 12 flowers.