In his backyard, peter is planting rows of tomatoes. To plant a row of tomatoes, peter needs 1 over 3 square feet. There are 10 square feet in peters backyard, so how many rows of tomatoes can peter plant?
-------------------------------- Find number of rows: -------------------------------- 10 ÷ 1/3 = 10 x 3 = 30
---------------------------------------------------------------- Answer: Peter can plant 30 rows of tomatoes. ----------------------------------------------------------------
Each row requires 1 / 3 square feet. There is a total of 10 square feet.
To find the amount of rows, we must divide. [tex]10 \div \frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{1} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{1} \times \frac{3}{1} = \frac{30}{1} = 30[/tex]
