Each row of tomatoes planted requires ¼ package of seed. Chloe has 2 ⅞ packages of seeds. How many rows of tomatoes can she plant?
To calculate the number of rows of tomatoes Chloe can plant, we need to divide the total number of packages she has by the amount of seed needed per row:
2 ⅞ = 2 + ⅞ = 16/8 + 2/8 = 18/8
So, Chloe has 18/8 packages of seed.
And since each row requires 1/4 package of seed, we can divide the total number of packages by 1/4 to find the number of rows:
(18/8) / (1/4) = (18/8) x (4/1) = 72/8 = 9 rows
Therefore, Chloe can plant 9 rows of tomatoes.
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2 7/8 ÷ 1/4
= 23/8 ÷ 1/4
= 11.5 not 9