document.write( "Question 212099This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Ahmad Wishes to purchase mulch to cover his garden. The garden measures 63/8 ft by 81/8 ft. He wants the mulch to be 1/3 ft deep. How much mulch should Ahamad order if he must order a whole number of cubic feet?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My try: I think th ethree frations should be multiplied: (63/8)(81/8)(1/3)= 5103/192 \n" ); document.write( "
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Ahmad Wishes to purchase mulch to cover his garden. The garden measures 63/8 ft by 81/8 ft. He wants the mulch to be 1/3 ft deep. How much mulch should Ahamad order if he must order a whole number of cubic feet?
\n" ); document.write( "My try: I think th ethree frations should be multiplied: (63/8)(81/8)(1/3)= 5103/192
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\n" ); document.write( "You would be correct. However, the part of the problem which states:
\n" ); document.write( "\"he must order a whole number of cubic feet\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, you must convert
\n" ); document.write( "5103/192
\n" ); document.write( "to a whole number
\n" ); document.write( "5103/192 = 26.578125 = 27 cubic feet
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