carl wants to plant a garden that is 1 1/2 yards long and has an area of 3 1/2 square yards. How wide should he make the garden?
a. 3/7 yard
b. 2 yards
c. 2 1/2 yards
d. 5 1/4 yards
Help please.
A = LW
W = A/L
W = 3.5 / 1.5
W = 2.333 = 2 1/3 yards
so how do you turn them into improper fractions?
The answer is d. What you do is multiply the two mixed numbers. The first thing you do is convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions then multiply them together, then make them mixed numbers again. Your answer will be 5 1/4.
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so whats the answer?
i think its d bc thats what Emily said
It’s d because I had the same problem on my test and got it right
i don't get it
To find out how wide Carl should make the garden, we need to use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is length multiplied by width. Here, we know the length of the garden is 1 1/2 yards, and the area is 3 1/2 square yards.
1. First, convert the length of the garden to a mixed fraction. 1 1/2 can be rewritten as 3/2.
2. Now, we can plug the values into the area formula: 3 1/2 = (3/2) * w, where w represents the width of the garden.
3. To solve for w, we need to isolate it by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2/3: (3 1/2) * (2/3) = w.
4. Simplify the equation: 7/2 * 2/3 = 14/6 = 7/3.
5. Therefore, the width of the garden should be 7/3 yards.
Comparing this value with the given options:
a. 3/7 yard - This option does not match the calculated width.
b. 2 yards - This option does not match the calculated width.
c. 2 1/2 yards - This option does not match the calculated width.
d. 5 1/4 yards - This option does not match the calculated width.
None of the given options match the calculated width, so Carl should make the width of the garden 7/3 yards.