Question

Rachel is making a raised flower bed with a trench around it for drainage. She wants the trench to be as deep as the height of the sides of her flower bed. The sides are 6 inches tall. What integer represents the depth of the drainage trench? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

The trench Rachel is making around her raised flower bed will be 6 inches deep, which is represented as a positive integer, the same as the side height of the flower bed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question regarding Rachel's raised flower bed involves basic understanding of measurement and depth. Rachel wants the trench for drainage around her raised flower bed to be as deep as the height of the sides, which are 6 inches tall.

The integer that represents the depth of the trench would be '6', the same as the height of the bed's sides. There is no need for a negative value as depth, in this context, is simply a measure of how far down the trench will go, not its position relative to a datum or sea level. Therefore, the trench will be 6 inches deep, which is a positive integer.