Given:
Number of plants she has = 17
She will put 2 plants in some rows and i plant in other rows.
Let's determine the number of ways in which she plant the tomato plants.
Maximum number of rows with 2 plants = 17/2 = 8.5
There will be a maximum of 8 rows with 2 plants
To determine, let's solve using a table.
We have:
Rows with 2 plants: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rows with plants: 16 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
Total plants: 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
We can see the maximum number of rows possible is 8 rows.
Therefore, Ms. Hernandez can plant the tomaoto plants 8 ways.
ANSWER:
8 Ways