You need garden edging for a garden with a perimeter of 14m. Garden edging comes in 1800mm lengths. How many lengths will you need to buy to have enough edging for the entire perimeter?

To determine how many lengths of garden edging you need to buy:

1. The total perimeter of the garden is 14 meters (14,000 mm since 1 meter = 1,000 mm).
2. Each length of garden edging is 1800 mm.

Now, we divide the total perimeter by the length of one piece of garden edging:

\[
\frac{14,000 \, \text{mm}}{1800 \, \text{mm}} = 7.78
\]

Since you can't buy a fraction of a length, you will need to round up to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, you will need **8 lengths** of garden edging to cover the entire perimeter.

Would you like more details or have any questions?

Here are 5 related questions:
1. How would the number of lengths change if the perimeter was 20 meters?
2. What if the edging came in 1500 mm lengths instead of 1800 mm?
3. How much extra garden edging would you have after installation?
4. If each length costs $10, what would be the total

Learn how to calculate the number of garden edging lengths needed for a garden with a 14-meter perimeter. This problem involves unit conversion (meters to millimeters) and division, making it suitable for students in Grades 6-8. Discover step-by-step how 8 lengths of 1800mm edging are required for full coverage.

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