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.

Question

What is the farthest distance the one long hose can reach?
37.65 ft

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?

Answer 1

To find the total length of the connected hoses, we can add their lengths together:

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

Adding these lengths:

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

The total length of the hose is 37.65 feet.

Since Melanie's vegetable garden is 30 feet away from where the hose is connected, we can see that the length of the hose (37.65 feet) is greater than the distance to the garden (30 feet).

Therefore, yes, Melanie will be able to water her vegetables.