Randy ' s garden has 3 rows of carrots with 3 plants in each row. Next year, he plans to plant 4 times the number of rows. How many plants will he have next year?

Okay, let's break this down.

We first need to multiply the number of rows now with the plants he will plant in each row. 3 x 3 = 9.

Now, we need to do some more multiplication. Since Randy wants to plant 4 times as many rows as this year, we need to multiply the number of rows this year, and the number of rows next year. 4 x 3 = 12.

Now, we can multiply the number of rows with the number of plants. 12 x 3 = 36.

You could have also multiplied the number of rows this year with the number of plants, 3 x 3 = 9. Then, you can multiply that with the number of rows Randy wants to plant next year. 9 x 4 = 36.

Happy learning!

3x3=9 thus 9x4=36 36 plants