Question

Mr. Jordan planted 16 tomato plants in his garden along with other vegetable plants. The tomato plants were 64% of the vegetable plants in his garden how many vegetable plants were in his garden

Answer 1

To determine the total number of vegetable plants in Mr. Jordan's garden, divide the number of tomato plants (16) by the decimal form of the percentage that represents tomato plants (0.64), which results in 25 vegetable plants.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find the total number of vegetable plants in Mr. Jordan's garden given that the 16 tomato plants he planted constitute 64% of the vegetables. To find the total number of vegetable plants, we use the following formula:

• Total vegetable plants = Number of tomato plants / Percentage of tomato plants

First, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100:

• 64% = 64 / 100 = 0.64

Then, we divide the number of tomato plants by this decimal to find the total number of vegetable plants:

• Total vegetable plants = 16 / 0.64 = 25

Therefore, there were 25 vegetable plants in Mr. Jordan's garden.