Question

Mandy has a flower garden that is 30 1

2
square feet. She wants to plant daisies
in 1
3 of the garden. What will the area of
the daisy part of the garden be?
Write and solve an equation that will
help you figure out the area of the daisy
section of the garden. Explain the steps
you took to solve the problem

Answer 1

To find the area of the daisy section of the garden, we can start by finding 1/3 of the total area of the garden.

So, we can write an equation:

Area of daisy section = (1/3) x Total area of garden

We are given that the total area of the garden is 30 1/2 square feet. We can convert this mixed number into an improper fraction:

30 1/2 = (2 x 30) + 1/2 = 61/2

Now we can substitute this value into the equation:

Area of daisy section = (1/3) x 61/2

To simplify this expression, we can multiply the numerator and denominator of 61/2 by 2:

Area of daisy section = (1/3) x (2 x 61)/(2 x 2)

Area of daisy section = (1/3) x 122/4

Area of daisy section = (1/3) x 30.5

Area of daisy section = 10.166...

Therefore, the area of the daisy section of the garden will be approximately 10.166 square feet.