Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we're told that the length of the garden is 3 feet longer than its width. Mathematically, we would have
l = w + 3, where
l = length of the garden
w = width of the garden
Again we're told that this same garden has a walkway of about 2 foot wide. Mathematically we would have that as
W(w) = 2, where
W(w) = width of the garden.
That's all the parameters given in the question
The bag of grapefruit weighs 3 and 11/16
first: find a common denominator of 1/2, 5/8, and 3/16; 16 is the least common multiple.
16 divided by 2 is 8, so we multiply 1 by 8 and have 8/16
16 divided by 8 is 2, so we multiply 5 by 2 and have 10/16.
now, the three quantities given are 1 and 10/16, 2 and 3/16, and 7 and 8/16.
then, we subtract 1 and 10/16 from 7 and 8/16
7 8/16
- 1 10/16
this is 5 and 7/8, or 5 and 14/16
then, we subtract 2 and 3/16 from 5 and 14/16 to get 3 and 11/16
there you have it :)
The answer for this problem is B:-6
