document.write( "Question 235441: A bag of fertilizer covers 3000 square feet of lawn. How many bags of fertilizer should be purchased to cover a rectangular lawn 260 ffet by 180 feet? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #173576 by frosteeblu(4)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First, you multiply 260 and 180 to see how many square feet to cover. \n" ); document.write( "260x180=46800 \n" ); document.write( "Then you divide by 3000. \n" ); document.write( "46800/3000=15.6 \n" ); document.write( "you can't buy 15.6 bags of fertilizer, so round up to 6 bags of fertilizer.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 6 bags \n" ); document.write( " |