Grade 7 Math Performance Task: The School Garden Project

Grade 7 Math Performance Task: The School Garden Project

Read the following scenario carefully and answer all questions. Show all your work and calculations.

Scenario: The 7th-grade class is planning a new school garden. They have a rectangular plot of land that measures 20 feet by 30 feet. They want to divide the garden into different sections for vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

1. What is the total area of the school garden plot?

2. The class decides to dedicate 60% of the garden's area to vegetables. Calculate the area of the vegetable section.

3. The remaining area is to be split between herbs and flowers in a ratio of 1:3. How much area will be allocated to herbs, and how much to flowers?

4. The class needs to put a fence around the entire garden. The perimeter of the garden is   feet. If fencing costs $2.50 per foot, the total cost for the fence will be $ .

5. The class wants to draw a scaled diagram of the garden on a piece of paper. If they use a scale where 1 inch represents 5 feet, what will be the dimensions of the garden on their diagram?

6. In the vegetable section, they plan to plant carrots. Each carrot plant requires 0.5 square feet of space. How many carrot plants can they fit in the vegetable section?