Problem

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

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