Genie’s parents planted a garden that was 9 feet long and 6 1
2
feet wide. Kylie’s parents had more space, so they planted a
garden that was 36 feet long and 6 1
2 feet wide. Without drawing
a picture or doing the multiplication, decide how many times larger
Kylie’s garden is. Explain how you know.
Kylie's garden is 4 times larger than Genie's garden.
This can be determined by comparing the area of both gardens. The area of Genie's garden is 9 feet x 6.5 feet = 58.5 square feet. The area of Kylie's garden is 36 feet x 6.5 feet = 234 square feet.
To determine how many times larger Kylie's garden is, we divide the area of Kylie's garden by the area of Genie's garden: 234 square feet / 58.5 square feet = 4.
Therefore, Kylie's garden is 4 times larger than Genie's garden.