document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166153>Question 1166153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria is planting a row of flowers in a bed 27 feet long. The instructions say to space the plants 1 foot apart. The flowers come in flats containing 6 plants per flat.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many flats will she need? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " ________________flats\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many plants will she have left over? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " _______________plants<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Supposedly this is supposed to be viewed as a purely mathematical exercise, without any consideration of the actual real situation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So one tutor interprets the problem in one logical way, placing one plant in each of the 27 1-foot intervals.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In reality, it is possible that plants can be at each end of the 27-foot garden, which means Maria could plant 28 plants in the garden.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is also possible that physical constraints require a 1-foot clearance from each end of the garden, which means there would only be enough room for 26 plants.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in the real situation the problem is not defined well enough.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And given that, it is probably best to go with the elementary interpretation which allows room for 27 plants.<br><BR>\n" );
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