Question

A flower bed has the shape of a rectangle 15 feet long and 12 feet wide. What is the area in square yards?

Answer 1

To find the area of the flower bed in square yards, we need to convert the measurements from feet to yards. Since 1 yard is equal to 3 feet, we can divide the length and width of the rectangle by 3.

The length in yards is 15 feet / 3 = <<15/3=5>>5 yards.
The width in yards is 12 feet / 3 = <<12/3=4>>4 yards.

To find the area in square yards, we multiply the length and width: 5 yards * 4 yards = 20 square yards.

Therefore, the area of the flower bed is 20 square yards.