Question

April’s garden has 42 plants in each row. She has 2 rows of yellow corn and 20 rows of white corn.

SHOW how much yellow corn and white corn has been planted in the garden.
Please answer using complete sentences. Use of diagrams, tables, or charts will increase grade. Be sure to show your expressions and or equations in your explanation.

Answer 1

There are a total of 84 yellow corns and

840 white corns planted in the garden.

Explanation:

Number of plants in each row = 42

Number of rows of yellow corn = 2

Number of rows of white corn = 20

To find the total number of yellow corns planted in the garden, we need to add the number of plants in each row 2 times.

i.e. 42 + 42 = 84

OR

we can say the following:

Total number of yellow corns planted in the garden = Number of rows of yellow corn
`*` Number of plants in each row

`\Rightarrow 2 * 42\\\Rightarrow 84`

To find the total number of white corns planted in the garden, we need to add the number of plants in each row 20 times.

i.e. 42 + 42 + 42 + ....... + 20 times

OR

we can say the following:

Total number of white corns planted in the garden = Number of rows of white corn
`*` Number of plants in each row

`\Rightarrow 20 * 42\\\Rightarrow 840`

Hence, there are a total of 84 yellow corns and 840 white corns planted in the garden.