SOLUTION: a bag of fertilizer covers 500 square feet of lawn. how many bags of fertilizer should be purchased to cover a rectangular lawn 360 feet by 120 feet?

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Question 607836: a bag of fertilizer covers 500 square feet of lawn. how many bags of fertilizer should be purchased to cover a rectangular lawn 360 feet by 120 feet?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(360*120)/500=86.4 bags
purchase 87 bags

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