Question

Malachi’s garden is 2 3/5 meters long. He wants to plant tomato plants every 1/5 of a meter. How many plants can Malachi fit?

Answer 1

2 3/5= 13/5
(13/5)/(1/5)=(13/5)5=13
answer: A maximum of 13 tomato plants :)

Answer 2

Answer:

13 plants.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Malachi’s garden is 2 3/5 meters long. He wants to plant tomato plants every 1/5 of a meter.

To find the number of tomato plant that will fit the garden, we will divide length of garden by 1/5 as:

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=2\frac{3}{5}\div \frac{1}{5}$

Convert mixed fraction into improper fraction:

$2\frac{3}{5}\Rightarrow\frac{2\times5+3}{5}=\frac{10+3}{5}=\frac{13}{5}$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=\frac{13}{5}\div \frac{1}{5}$

Convert to multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=\frac{13}{5}\times \frac{5}{1}$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=\frac{13}{1}\times \frac{1}{1}$

$\text{Number of tomato plant that will fit the garden}=13$

Therefore, 13 plants will fit Malachi's garden.