Question

In her backyard, Mary is planting rows of tomatoes. To plant a row of tomatoes, mary needs 20/13 square feet. There are 40 square feet in Mary's backyard, so how many rows of tomatoes can mary plant??

Answer 1

26 rows

Explanation:

`number \: of \: rows \\ = (40)/( (20)/(13) ) \\ \\ = (40 * 13)/(20) \\ \\ = 2 * 13 \\ \\ = 26 \:`