Question

Elaine is making a flower garden with rows of flowers. The garden is 2020 yards long. She wants a total of 77 rows of flowers that are all the same width. Which calculation should Elaine use to decide how wide to make each row?

Answer 1

Wouldn't she divide 2020 and 77?
 

Answer 2

Answer:

Elaine should use the calculation $w = \frac{L}{r}=\frac{2020}{77}yards$  to find the width of each row of flowers

Step-by-step explanation:

Total length of garden , L= 2020 yards

Number of rows of flowers to be accommodated , r= 77 rows

Let the width of each row be w yards then

$L=w\times r$

=>$w = \frac{L}{r}=\frac{2020}{77}yards=26.234 yards$

Thus Elaine should use the calculation $w = \frac{L}{r}=\frac{2020}{77}yards$  to find the width of each row of flowers