Father's garden
John's father has a garden in the backyard. The dimensions of the garden are shown here.
A green rectangle is shown. The width is labeled as two and two-thirds feet. The length is labeled as seven and three-fourths feet.
Calculate the area of the garden.
You found the area of the garden. Explain briefly, without doing any calculations, how you would find 5/6 of this area.
A green rectangle is shown. The width is labeled as two and two-thirds feet. The length is labeled as seven and three-fourths feet.
Calculate the area of the garden.
You found the area of the garden. Explain briefly, without doing any calculations, how you would find 5/6 of this area.
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