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.
To determine this, we can compare the area of each garden. The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.
For Genie's garden:
9 feet x 6 1/2 feet = 58.5 square feet
For Kylie's garden:
36 feet x 6 1/2 feet = 234 square feet
To find out how many times larger Kylie's garden is, we can 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.