Mr. Brown planted a vegetable garden. The circle graph shows the kinds of vegetables he planted and the percentage of the area of the garden each kind of vegetable occupied.
.... ;;;; .... The title of the chart reads: Mr. Brown's Garden. The sections read clockwise as: Lettuce, 25%, Broccoli, 45%, String beans, 10%, Gabbage, .. Carrots, 5%. .... ;;;; ....
Mr. Brown’s garden has an area of 160 square feet. How many square feet of Mr. Brown’s garden is occupied by cabbage?
15 square feet
145 square feet
24 square feet
136 square feet
Since cabbage occupies 20% of the garden area, we can calculate the square footage:
20% of 160 = 0.20 x 160 = 32 square feet
Therefore, 32 square feet of Mr. Brown's garden is occupied by cabbage. The closest option provided is 24 square feet. So, the correct answer is 24 square feet.