Mr. jones garden has an area of 22 square meters. He wants to increase its size by 1/2. Draw a picture to show what his new garden might look like."
[Picture of a garden with 22 square meters]
[Picture of a garden with 33 square meters]
increase the length by 1/2
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increase the width by 1/2
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increase both dimensions by a factor of √(3/2)
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increase the area by 1/2 ?
To draw a picture of Mr. Jones' new garden, we need to understand his current garden's area and how he wants to increase its size.
Step 1: Determine the current garden's area:
We are given that Mr. Jones' garden has an area of 22 square meters.
Step 2: Calculate the increase in size:
Mr. Jones wants to increase the garden's size by 1/2. To do this, we need to find 1/2 of the current garden's area:
1/2 * 22 = 11 square meters
Step 3: Calculate the new garden's total area:
To find the new garden's total area, we add the current garden's area to the increase in size:
22 + 11 = 33 square meters
Step 4: Draw the picture:
Now that we know the new garden's total area is 33 square meters, we can draw a rectangle to represent the garden. Since we don't have specific dimensions for the garden, we can choose any length and width as long as the product is equal to 33 square meters.
For example, let's choose a length of 11 meters and a width of 3 meters. These dimensions multiply to give 33 square meters, which matches the new garden's total area.
The picture of Mr. Jones' new garden may look like this:
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