Question

6. The picture at the right shows the garden in Robert's

yard. He wants to cover the garden with plastic be-
cause of a sudden drop in temperature. How many
square yards of plastic does he need?
12 ft
15 ft
9 ft

Answer 1

To determine the area of the garden that needs to be covered with plastic, we need to multiply the length by the width of the garden. However, we need to convert the measurements to the same unit of measurement. Let's convert the measurements into yards since we need to find the area in square yards. 12 ft = 4 yards 15 ft = 5 yards 9 ft = 3 yards Now, we can calculate the area: Area = Length x Width Area = 5 yards x 4 yards Area = 20 square yards Therefore, Robert needs 20 square yards of plastic to cover his garden.