Tulip bulbs were planted in two flower beds with a total area of 50m in spring. The same number of bulbs

Tulip bulbs were planted in two flower beds with a total area of 50m in spring. The same number of bulbs was planted on each square meter. There are 400 bulbs on one flowerbed, and 600 on the second. Find the area of each flower bed.

1. How many bulbs were planted in two beds?

400 + 600 = 1000 bulbs.

2. Find out what area one bulb occupies.

50 m2. = 500,000 cm2.

500,000/1000 = 500 cm2.

3. What is the area of one flower bed?

500 * 400 = 200,000 cm2. = 20 m2.

4. What is the area of the other flower bed?

500 * 600 = 300,000 cm2. = 30 m2.

Answer: One flower bed covers an area of twenty square meters, another flower bed covers an area of thirty square meters.