SOLUTION: set up and solve a proportion for the following application problem. if 4 pounds of grass seed cover 407 square feet how many pounds are needed for 6512 square feet?

Question 985910: set up and solve a proportion for the following application problem. if 4 pounds of grass seed cover 407 square feet how many pounds are needed for 6512 square feet?
Found 2 solutions by macston, ikleyn:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=pounds of seed needed
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Cross multiply.
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Divide by 407ft^2.
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ANSWER: 60.5 pounds are needed for 6512 square feet.
Answer by ikleyn(52810) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer. 64 pounds of grass are needed to cover 6512 square feet.
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