Question

Q5. A rectangular vegetable patch is 8 meters wide and 9 meters long. What
is its area? If four vegetable plants can be planted per square meter, how
many plants can be planted in this patch?

Answer 1

Answer:

Area of the rectangular vegetable patch is 72 square meters

288 plants can be grown in this patch.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Length and width of the rectangular vegetable patch

Length of the rectangular vegetable patch= 9 meters

Width of the rectangular vegetable patch=8 meters

Area of a rectangle= Length x breath

Area of the rectangular vegetable patch= 9x8= 72 square meters

Vegetables that can be planted in one square meter=4

Vegetables that can be planted in 72 square meters= 4x72= 288