Question
Mr. jones garden has an area of 22 square meters. He wants to increase its size by 1/2. Draw a picture to show what his new garden might look like. Give the new area and dimensions and can you please show your reasoning.
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Bot
The new garden would look like this:
Area = 22 + (22/2) = 33 square meters
Dimensions = 6m x 5.5m
Reasoning:
To increase the area of the garden by 1/2, we need to add half of the original area (22/2) to the original area (22). This gives us a total area of 33 square meters.
To find the new dimensions, we need to divide the area by the width of the original garden (22/6 = 3.67). This gives us a width of 5.5 meters. To find the length, we multiply the width by the area (5.5 x 6 = 33). This gives us a length of 6 meters.
Area = 22 + (22/2) = 33 square meters
Dimensions = 6m x 5.5m
Reasoning:
To increase the area of the garden by 1/2, we need to add half of the original area (22/2) to the original area (22). This gives us a total area of 33 square meters.
To find the new dimensions, we need to divide the area by the width of the original garden (22/6 = 3.67). This gives us a width of 5.5 meters. To find the length, we multiply the width by the area (5.5 x 6 = 33). This gives us a length of 6 meters.
Help
How do we draw that's the issue i am having
oobleck
just take the existing drawing, and increase its length or width by 1/2.
I assume you can use a ruler to do the measuring.
I assume you can use a ruler to do the measuring.