) A rectangular garden has a width of 1.2 meters and a length of 3.5 meters. For each square meter of space in the garden, Leo needs to use 0.075 kilogram of fertilizer. He finds the total amount of fertilizer needed for the garden using the work below. Leo is incorrect. Use the drop-down menus to explain Leo's mistake and the actual amount of fertilizer needed for the garden. Area of the Garden Amount of Fertilizer 1.2 x 3.5 60 + 360 4.2 X 0.075 21 0 + 2940 0.2 150 4.2 0
Leo's mistake is that he calculated the area of the garden incorrectly. The correct calculation for the area of the garden is 1.2 x 3.5 = 4.2 square meters.
The actual amount of fertilizer needed for the garden is 4.2 x 0.075 = 0.315 kilograms.
Leo's mistake is that he incorrectly calculated the area of the garden. The actual area of the garden is the length multiplied by the width, which is 1.2 meters times 3.5 meters. The correct calculation is:
Area of the Garden = 1.2 x 3.5 = 4.2 square meters
Therefore, the correct amount of fertilizer needed for the garden would be:
Actual Amount of Fertilizer = Area of the Garden x Amount of Fertilizer per Square Meter
= 4.2 x 0.075
= 0.315 kilograms