document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900473>Question 900473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The contents of a one 40.0 pound bag of topsoil will cover 10.0 square feet of ground to a depth of 1.0 inch. How many bags of topsoil are required to cover a plot that measures 200.0 meters to a depth of 4.00 cm?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please show me how you go the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #545999 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39629)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=545999\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Density would help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The forty pound bag delivers a volume of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%281%2F12%29=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%281%2F12%29=5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cubic feet of soil.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can use the density as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F%285%2F6%29=240%2F5=highlight_green%2848%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F%285%2F6%29=240%2F5=highlight_green%2848%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > pounds per cubic foot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description for the question part is missing a word, believed to be \"cubic\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You must mean, how many bags to fill 200 CUBIC meters by 4 centimeters.  You must do some<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=200%2A%280.04%29%2Am%5E3%2A100%2A100%2A100%2A%28cm%5E3%2Fm%5E3%29%2A%281%2F2.54%29%5E3%2A%28inch%2Fcm%29%5E3%2A%281%2F12%29%5E3%2A%28feet%2Finch%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%28200%2A0.04%2A10%5E6%29%2F%28%282.54%29%5E3%2A12%5E3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%28200%2A0.04%2A10%5E6%29%2F%28%282.54%29%5E3%2A12%5E3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28feet%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28feet%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you really need to use now is just this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is 282.5 cubic feet, allowing for four significant figures (probably more than justifiable).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, 1 bag of topsoil is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cubic feet.  How many <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cubic feet contained in 282.5 cubic feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is how many bags of the topsoil.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%28282.5%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%28282.5%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28339%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28339%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > bags\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you know the part of the question that is missing, you should be able to make the needed changes in the solution process. </SPAN>\n" );
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