The owners of the fish pond, Jane and Joachim Romez, have decided to add some additional landscaping in their


backyard by planting Japanese peonies. They want to create a flowerbed along one side of their 24 yard-long


fence. They plan to start with a flowerbed that is 8 yards long and 1 foot wide and expand it later. The peony


plants need to be planted 2 feet apart.


How many peony do they need to


Purchase to fill the 8-yard-long flowerbed?