Math Equation Response Question

Question

Gary is weeding his vegetable garden.

It takes him 45 seconds to weed 3 square feet.
The vegetable garden is in the shape of a rectangle that is 4 yards by 6 yards.
How many MINUTES will it take Gary to weed his entire vegetable garden?

Answer 1

First, we need to convert the dimensions of the vegetable garden from yards to feet:
4 yards = 12 feet
6 yards = 18 feet

The area of the vegetable garden is:
Area = length x width
Area = 12 feet x 18 feet
Area = 216 square feet

Now we need to determine how many sets of 3 square feet Gary needs to weed the entire garden:
216 square feet / 3 square feet = 72 sets

Since it takes him 45 seconds to weed 3 square feet, we can calculate how long it will take him to weed the entire garden:
72 sets x 45 seconds = 3240 seconds

Finally, we convert seconds to minutes:
3240 seconds / 60 = 54 minutes

Therefore, it will take Gary 54 minutes to weed his entire vegetable garden.