SOLUTION: Keith is fertilizing his garden. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 15 feet and its width is 13 feet. Suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 39 square feet. Ho

Question 1006976: Keith is fertilizing his garden. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 15 feet and its width is 13 feet. Suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 39 square feet. How many bags will he need to cover the garden.
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, josmiceli:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Area of garden = length x width
Area = 15 x 13
Area = 195 ft^2
Bag of fertilizer covers 39 ft^2
195/39 = 5 bags
Keith will require 5 bags.
Hope this helps :-)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ft2
In terms of units:
[ 1 bag / 39 ft2 ] x [ 195 ft2 ] = [ bags ]

5 bags are needed
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