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How good are you at math? Do you know that you will be using math every year for the rest of your life? A lot of times in school we think “I’ll never use this – so why am I studying it ?”
If you decided right now that math was going to become fun and easy for you – it would make the rest of your life a lot better, believe me. Just ask your parents or, better yet, your grandparents. Here’s the game:
If distance is measured in feet, then area is measured in square feet, and volume is measured in cubic feet. Now, if your garden box measures 3-feet by 3-feet by 6-inches,
- How wide is it ?
- How long is it ?
- What is its area ?
- How deep is it ?
- What is its volume ?
Using the formula for mixing your soil (See #4 of the Ten Basics on the “How to” page), how many cubic feet of each ingredient will you need ?
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