A group of neighbors planted basil, thyme, rosemary, and oregano in a community garden. They planted the same number of each herb, for a total of 52 plants. How many rosemary plants were planted?

Question

HINT: When completing the division problem, think about how many types of herbs the neighbors planted.

(1 point)
Responses

52 rosemary plants
52 rosemary plants

16 rosemary plants
16 rosemary plants

13 rosemary plants
13 rosemary plants

26 rosemary plants

Answer 1

To determine how many rosemary plants were planted, we need to recognize that the neighbors planted four different types of herbs: basil, thyme, rosemary, and oregano. Since they planted the same number of each herb and a total of 52 plants, we can set up the equation:

Let \( x \) be the number of each type of herb planted. Since there are 4 types of herbs, we have:

\[ 4x = 52 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{52}{4} = 13 \]

This means that 13 plants of each type of herb were planted. Therefore, the number of rosemary plants planted is 13.

The correct answer is:

13 rosemary plants