Question

Carrie has a rectangular garden that measures $6$ feet by $8$ feet. She plants the entire garden with strawberry plants. Carrie is able to plant $4$ strawberry plants per square foot, and she harvests an average of $10$ strawberries per plant. How many strawberries can she expect to harvest?

$560$

$960$

$1120$

$1920$

$3840$

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First, the size of the garden is $6\text{ft} \cdot 8\text{ft} = 48\text{ft}^2.$

Next, since there are $4$ plants per square foot, Carrie can plant $4\cdot 48=192$ plants total.

Finally, since there are $10$ strawberries per plant, Carrie can harvest $10\cdot 192=1920$ strawberries total.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

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