Ms. Hernandez has 17 tomato plants that she wants to plant in rows. She will put 2 plants in some rows and 1 plant in the others. How many different ways can she plant the tomato plants?

8 different ways.

1 row of 1 plant, 8 rows of 2

3 rows of 1 plant, 7 rows of 2

5 rows of 1 plant, 6 rows of 2

7 rows of 1 plant, 5 rows of 2

9 rows of 1 plant, 4 rows of 2

11 rows of 1 plant, 3 rows of 2

13 rows of 1 plant, 2 rows of 2

15 rows of 1 plant, 1 row of 2