To determine how many pepper plants can fit in a rectangular section of the garden measuring 4 feet by 8 feet, let's break it down step-by-step, converting units and calculating the total number.
1. Convert the dimensions from feet to inches:
- 1 foot = 12 inches
- Garden length: [tex]\( 8 \text{ feet} \times 12 \text{ inches/foot} = 96 \text{ inches} \)[/tex]
- Garden width: [tex]\( 4 \text{ feet} \times 12 \text{ inches/foot} = 48 \text{ inches} \)[/tex]
2. Determine how many pepper plants fit along the length of the garden:
- Each pepper plant needs 12 inches of space.
- Number of plants along the length: [tex]\( 96 \text{ inches} \div 12 \text{ inches/plant} = 8 \text{ plants} \)[/tex]
3. Determine how many pepper plants fit along the width of the garden:
- Each pepper plant needs 12 inches of space.
- Number of plants along the width: [tex]\( 48 \text{ inches} \div 12 \text{ inches/plant} = 4 \text{ plants} \)[/tex]
4. Total number of pepper plants that can fit in the rectangular section of the garden:
- Multiply the number of plants that fit along the length by the number that fit along the width:
[tex]\( 8 \text{ plants} \times 4 \text{ plants} = 32 \text{ plants} \)[/tex]
Therefore, the total number of pepper plants that could fit in the garden measuring 4 feet by 8 feet is [tex]\( 32 \)[/tex].
So, the answer is not one of the choices 15, 10, 55, or 20. The correct calculation indicates that 32 plants will fit. If an answer must be selected from the provided options, the problem might contain incorrect options; however, based on accurate steps, the result remains 32.
