Question

Saili plants 4 saplings, in a row, in her garden. The distance between two adjacent saplings is ¾ m. Find the distance between the first and the last sapling.​

Answer 1

❍ ANSWER

The distance between the first and the last saplings is 2 ¼ m.

❍ Explanation

➮GIVEN

• Saili plants 4 saplings, in a row, in her garden.
• The distance between two adjacent saplings is ¾ m

➮TO FIND

• distance between the first and the last sapling.

➮SOLUTION

Total number of saplings = 4

distance between two adjacent saplings = ¾ m

distance between the first and the last saplings =

$3 \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{9}{4}$

$\frac{9}{4} = 2 \: \frac{1}{4}$

➤ So, The distance between the first and the last saplings is 2 ¼ m.