Question

Fiona has a lovely flower bed in her yard. She wants to add a fence along one side of the flower bed. The fence material is sold in meters. Fiona knows that her flower bed is 200 centimeters in length. How much fencing material does Fiona need in meters? Fiona needs _______ meters of fencing material for her flower bed.

A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 1.5
D. 3

Answer 1

To convert the length of Fiona's flower bed from centimeters to meters, you divide by 100. Fiona will need 2 meters of fencing material.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fiona's flower bed is 200 centimeters in length, and she wishes to add a fence along one side. To convert centimeters to meters, she needs to divide the length in centimeters by 100, because there are 100 centimeters in a meter.

Therefore, Fiona needs enough fencing material to cover 200 centimeters, which is equivalent to 2 meters when converted. Thus, the correct answer is A. 2 meters.