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:
First, the size of the garden is . Next, since there are plants per square foot, Carrie can plant plants total. Finally, since there are strawberries per plant, Carrie can harvest strawberries total.
Thus, the correct answer is .
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