Problem:
Carrie has a rectangular garden that measures feet by feet. She plants the entire garden with strawberry plants. Carrie is able to plant strawberry plants per square foot, and she harvests an average of strawberries per plant. How many strawberries can she expect to harvest?
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Solution:
The area of Carrie's garden is square feet. She can plant plants per square foot, so Carrie is able to plant strawberry plants. She can expect to harvest strawberries per plant for a total of strawberries.
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