It is recommended that there be at least 15.9 square feet of ground space in a garden for every newly planted shrub. A garden is 37.1 feet by 15 feet. Find the maximum number of shrubs the garden can accommodate

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anonymous · Answer

First we need to use the given dimensions to find the area: 
$$A=lw=37.1 \times 15 = 556.5$$

We can then find the number of plant by dividng the area per plant into the total: $$Num_(plants) =\frac{A_total}{A_perplan}=\frac{556.5}{15.9}=35plants$$