Question

Ramon planted 3 rows of seeds. He put 8 seeds in each row. Each row of seeds was 42 inches long. How far apart did Ramon plant the seeds?

Answer 1

Check this diagram:
* = seed
. . = space between seeds

*. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *

How many spaces are there?

Divide 42 by the number of spaces to find how far apart the seeds are.

Answer 2

14

Answer 3

They are 2 inches apart

Answer 4

24

Answer 5

6 inches