Question

Viola is helping to plant a rectangular community garden a plant handbook states that 1 plant requires 8 square inches of soil given the dimensions of the rectangular garden (24in by 84in) how many plants can be planted in the garden?

Answer 1

252 plants

Explanation:

First of all, calculate the area of the garden bed.

24 x 84 = 2016 inches squared

now, divide your answer by 8 (the amount of space needed for each plant)

2016 ÷ 8 = 252

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