Melanie connected a brown garden hose, a green garden hose, and a black garden hose to make one long hose. The brown hose is 10.75 feet long, the green hose is 19.4 feet long, and the black hose is 7.5 feet long.What is the farthest distance the one long hose can reach? If Melanie's vegetable garden is 30 feet away from where the hose is connected to water, will Melanie be able to water her vegetables? NOTE: There is a check answer button in the bottom right corner. Click this to check your answer before moving on to the next question. It will not tell you the correct answer, but it will tell you if the answer you selected is correct. You can use this feature twice per question.

Answer 1

To find the total length of the hose that Melanie connected, we need to add the lengths of the three hoses together:

• Brown hose: 10.75 feet
• Green hose: 19.4 feet
• Black hose: 7.5 feet

Now, let's add them up:

\[ 10.75 + 19.4 + 7.5 = 37.65 \text{ feet} \]

The total length of the hose is 37.65 feet.

Now, to determine if Melanie can water her vegetables, we need to compare the length of the hose to the distance to her vegetable garden, which is 30 feet away.

Since 37.65 feet is greater than 30 feet, Melanie will indeed be able to water her vegetables.

The farthest distance the one long hose can reach is 37.65 feet, and Melanie can water her vegetables.