Question

A garden is 6 2/3 feet long and 2 2/3 feet wide. Juan is putting a brick border around the garden. Each brick is 2/3 foot long. How many bricks does Juan need?

Answer 1

Juan need 14 bricks for making garden's border.

Answer 2

Answer:

28 bricks.

Step-by-step explanation:

The length of the garden = $6\frac{2}{3}$ feet

                                         =  $\frac{20}{3}$ feet

The width of the garden =  $2\frac{2}{3}$ feet

                                        =  $\frac{8}{3}$ feet

Now we will calculate the perimeter of the garden

Perimeter = 2(Length + width)

                = 2 ( $\frac{20}{3}$ +  $\frac{8}{3}$ )

                = 2 (  $\frac{20+8}{3}$ )

                = 2 ×  $\frac{28}{3}$

                =  $\frac{56}{3}$ feet

Each brick is  $\frac{2}{3}$ foot long. So we divide perimeter of the garden by the length of each brick.

=  $\frac{56}{3}$ ÷  $\frac{2}{3}$

=  $\frac{56}{3}$ ×  $\frac{3}{2}$

=  $\frac{56}{2}$

= 28 bricks

Juan needs 28 bricks.