Question

Elaine is making a flower garden with rows of flowers. The garden is 2020 yards long. She wants a total of 77 rows of flowers that are all the same width. Which calculation should Elaine use to decide how wide to make each row?

Answer 1

Wouldn't she divide 2020 and 77?

Answer 2

Elaine should use the calculation
`w = (L)/(r)=(2020)/(77)yards` to find the width of each row of flowers

Explanation:

Total length of garden , L= 2020 yards

Number of rows of flowers to be accommodated , r= 77 rows

Let the width of each row be w yards then

`L=w* r`

=>
`w = (L)/(r)=(2020)/(77)yards=26.234 yards`

Thus Elaine should use the calculation
`w = (L)/(r)=(2020)/(77)yards` to find the width of each row of flowers