A landscaper uses boot length to estimate distances.
The length of the boot is about $32 \mathrm{~cm}$ long.
If the landscaper makes a garden that has a width of $3.5 \mathrm{~m}$, approximately how many boot lengths is the width of the garden?
1 boot length
11 boot lengths
9 boot lengths
36 boot lengths

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$\boxed{11}$ boot lengths

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Step 1 ：Convert the width of the garden from meters to centimeters: $3.5 \mathrm{~m} \times 100 = 350 \mathrm{~cm}$

Step 2 ：Divide the width of the garden in centimeters by the length of the boot: $\frac{350 \mathrm{~cm}}{32 \mathrm{~cm}} = 10.9375$

Step 3 ：Round the result to the nearest whole number: $\approx 11$

Step 4 ：$\boxed{11}$ boot lengths