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 16.4 feet long, and the black hose is 8.5 feet long.

Question

If Melanie's vegetable garden is 33 feet away from where the hose is connected to water, will Melanie be able to water her vegetables

Answer 1

To determine if Melanie can reach her vegetable garden with the combined length of the hoses, we need to add the lengths of the three hoses together.

1. Brown hose: 10.75 feet
2. Green hose: 16.4 feet
3. Black hose: 8.5 feet

Now, let's add them up:

\[ 10.75 + 16.4 + 8.5 \]

First, let's add the brown and green hoses:

\[ 10.75 + 16.4 = 27.15 \text{ feet} \]

Next, we add the black hose to that total:

\[ 27.15 + 8.5 = 35.65 \text{ feet} \]

Now that we have the total length of the hose, which is 35.65 feet, we can see if it is enough to reach the vegetable garden.

Since the vegetable garden is 33 feet away, and 35.65 feet is greater than 33 feet, Melanie will indeed be able to water her vegetables.