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

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 determine whether Melanie can water her vegetables, we need to find the total length of the hoses when connected together. We can do this by adding the lengths of the three hoses:

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

Now, we add them together:

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

Now we compare the total length of the hoses (37.65 feet) to the distance to the vegetable garden (30 feet):

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