Ramon planted 3 rows of seeds. He put 8 seeds in each row. Each row of seeds was 42 inches long. How far apart did Ramon plant the seeds?

6 inches

Check this diagram:

* = seed
. . = space between seeds

*. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *

How many spaces are there?

Divide 42 by the number of spaces to find how far apart the seeds are.

They are 2 inches apart

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To find out how far apart Ramon planted the seeds, we need to divide the total length of the rows by the number of gaps between the seeds.

First, let's calculate the total length of the rows. Ramon planted 3 rows, and each row is 42 inches long, so the total length of the rows is 3 x 42 inches = 126 inches.

Now, let's calculate the number of gaps between the seeds. In each row, Ramon put 8 seeds, which means there are 8 - 1 = 7 gaps between the seeds in each row.

Since Ramon planted 3 rows, the total number of gaps between the seeds is 7 gaps x 3 rows = 21 gaps.

To find out how far apart Ramon planted the seeds, we need to divide the total length of the rows by the number of gaps between the seeds:

126 inches / 21 gaps = 6 inches per gap.

Therefore, Ramon planted the seeds 6 inches apart.

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