Hank raises mealworms in a square of composite compost 5 ft by 5 ft he can have 2,000 mealworms how many mealworms can you have if his square of compost has a side length that is six times longer
If the side length of Hank's compost square is 6 times longer, then it would be 30 ft by 30 ft. The area of the compost square would now be 900 square feet (30 ft x 30 ft).
Since the new compost square is 6 times larger than the original, the number of mealworms he can have would also increase by a factor of 6. Therefore, he can have 2,000 mealworms x 6 = 12,000 mealworms in the larger compost square.