If Aidan can fill 1 potted plant from a full bucket but still have enough left for 3 more, this means Aidan can water 4 plants per full bucket. And if you multiply that 4 by 3 full buckets, it gives you 12, which is the amount of plants 3 full buckets can water.
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The hypotenuse of the triangle is 2x
the one opposite of 30 is x
and the one opposite of 60 is sqrt(3)*x
since x=11, the side is 11