Question

A square flower garden has a perimeter of 10 feet. Duncan uses stones to edge the garden. Each stone is one-half-foot long. How many stones will Duncan need to edge the garden? Solve this problem any way you choose.

Answer 1

20 stones

Explanation:

The perimeter of the garden is 10 feet.

He uses stones that are 1/2 foot long each to edge the garden.

The number of stones he will need can be gotten by simply dividing the perimeter of the garden by the length of each stone:

10 / 1/2 = 20 stones

He will need 20 stones.