Curry is planning a rectangular garden that his dad mentioned, measuring 4' x 6'. What's 1/2 of the garden? Sue has the most roses and she says that one rose probably damages a 2' x 3' area. Is she correct?

Mathematics · Fri Feb 18 2022

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To find out if Sue is correct, we first need to calculate the area of the 1/2 portion of the garden. The garden mentioned by Curry's dad is a 4' x 6' rectangular garden.

To find the area, we multiply the length by the width. So, the area of the garden mentioned by Curry's dad is 4' x 6' = 24 square feet.

To find 1/2 of the garden's area, we divide the total area by 2. Therefore, 1/2 of the garden's area is 24 square feet / 2 = 12 square feet.

Now, Sue says that one rose probably damages an area of 2' x 3'. To find the area of this rose, we multiply the length by the width. The area of the rose is 2' x 3' = 6 square feet.

Since the area of the 1/2 portion of the garden is 12 square feet and the area of the rose is 6 square feet, we can conclude that Sue is incorrect. One rose does not damage 1/2 of the garden; it would only damage 6 square feet, which is less than half of the garden's area.