Question

Urban gardening is becoming popular around the world. Some city residents grow plants in containers, like buckets or pots. Others create rooftop gardens using garden beds.
Stidents at Springfieldmiddle school are planning a rooftop garden. They plan to plant flowers in 18 beds, which is 30% of the total number of garden beds. What is the total number of garden beds in students’ plans?

Answer 1

Let x = the total number of garden beds

18 = .3x

x = 60 garden beds