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Jessica is planting a garden. It has the shape of a right triangle. She wants 4 plants for each square yard of area. How many plants does she want in the​ garden?

A right triangle has a base of length 9 yards and a height of 12 yards. The longest side has length 15 yards

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Answer:

216 plants

Explanation:

To answer this question :

  1. Determine the area of a triangle
  2. Multiply the area of the triangle by the number of plants per square yard

Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x height

1/2 x 9 x 12 = 54 yards²

54 x 4 = 216 plants

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