A farmer is planting a straight row of crops with 3 feet between each plant. If 23 are planted, what is the distance between the first and last plant?
The distance is from the first plant. Each plant after that is 3 feet away. Does that help?
A farmer is planting a straight row of crops with 3 feet between each plant. If 23 are planted, what is the distance between the first and last plant
To find the distance between the first and last plant, we need to calculate the total distance covered by all the plants and subtract the space between them.
First, let's calculate the total distance covered by the plants. We have 23 plants, and each plant is 3 feet away from the next one. So, there are 22 gaps between the plants.
To find the total distance covered, we multiply the number of gaps by the distance between each gap:
Total distance covered by the plants = 22 gaps × 3 feet/gap
= 66 feet
Since there are 23 plants, the distance between the first and last plant will be the total distance covered minus the space for 22 gaps:
Distance between the first and last plant = Total distance covered - Space for 22 gaps
= 66 feet - 22 gaps × 3 feet/gap
= 66 feet - 66 feet
= 0 feet
Therefore, the distance between the first and last plant is 0 feet.
To find the distance between the first and last plant, we need to consider the number of spaces between the plants. Since there are 23 plants, there will be 22 spaces between them.
We know that there is a distance of 3 feet between each plant. So, to find the overall distance between the first and last plant, we can multiply the number of spaces by the distance between them:
22 spaces * 3 feet = 66 feet
Therefore, the distance between the first and last plant is 66 feet.