Brenda's vegetable garden has 13 rows with 8 plants in each row. Brendaplans to plant peppers in the first 2 rows and the last 2 rows of the garden. The rest of the rows will be tomatoes. How many tomato plants will Brenda plant?

Respuesta :

Total number of rows does Brenda's vegetable garden has [tex]=13[/tex]

Total number of plants in each row [tex]=8[/tex]

Total number of rows Brenda wants to plant peppers [tex]=4[/tex]

Total number of rows left to plant tomatoes [tex]=13-4=9[/tex]

Since, total number of plants that can be planted in each row [tex]=8[/tex]

Therefore, number of tomato plants that Brenda will plant are [tex]=9 \times 8 = 72 \ plants[/tex]