Ramon planted 3 rows of seeds. He put 8 seeds in each row. Each row of seeds was 42 inches long. How far apart did Ramon plant the seeds?

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Check this diagram:
* = seed
. . = space between seeds

*. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *. . *

How many spaces are there?

Divide 42 by the number of spaces to find how far apart the seeds are.
14
They are 2 inches apart
24
6 inches