Math Equation Response Question
Gary is weeding his vegetable garden.
It takes him 45 seconds to weed 3 square feet.
The vegetable garden is in the shape of a rectangle that is 4 yards by 6 yards.
How many MINUTES will it take Gary to weed his entire vegetable garden?
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$$
\text{Total area of the vegetable garden} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width} = 4 \text{ yards} \times 6 \text{ yards} = 24 \text{ square yards}
$$
$$
\text{Convert area to square feet: } 24 \text{ square yards} \times 9 = 216 \text{ square feet}
$$
$$
\text{Time to weed entire garden} = \left(\frac{216 \text{ square feet}}{3 \text{ square feet}}\right) \times 45 \text{ seconds} = 720 \text{ seconds}
$$
$$
\text{Convert seconds to minutes: } 720 \text{ seconds} \div 60 = 12 \text{ minutes}
$$
Therefore, it will take Gary 12 minutes to weed his entire vegetable garden.