document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852182>Question 852182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to solve nate and jenny want to order large rocks to use as a border around three rectangular gardens. each garden measures 4 feet by 9 feet, and each rock will measure about 6 inches across. how many rocks do they need to order? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39799)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We would only assume that the rocks will be used as one length horizontally around each garden.  Estimate this area of border this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Border+Garden-Garden=Border\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B1%2F2%29%289%2B1%2F2%29-4%2A9=BorderArea ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B1%2F2%29%289%2B1%2F2%29-4%2A9=BorderArea\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.5%2A9.5-36=6.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.5%2A9.5-36=6.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rocks for border will be most likely in a rectangular arrangement.  Treating each rock as if it were a square, it would cover an area <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square foot, or 0.25 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286.75%2Aborder%29%2F%280.25%2Arock%29=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286.75%2Aborder%29%2F%280.25%2Arock%29=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each rock fits in the border 27 times.  The estimate of how many rocks for each garden is 27. </SPAN>\n" );
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