Question

In her backyard, Mary is planting rows of tomatoes. To plant a row of tomatoes, mary needs 20/13 square feet. There are 40 square feet in Mary's backyard, so how many rows of tomatoes can mary plant??

Answer 1

Answer:

26 rows

Step-by-step explanation:

$number \: of \: rows \\ = \frac{40}{ \frac{20}{13} } \\ \\ = \frac{40 \times 13}{20} \\ \\ = 2 \times 13 \\ \\ = 26 \:$