SOLUTION: Johnny's lawn is 2/3 of an acre in size. if 7 1/2 bags of fertilizers are needed for a lawn that is 1 acre in size. How many bags will Johnny need to fertilize his lawn? Do we m

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Question 208929: Johnny's lawn is 2/3 of an acre in size. if 7 1/2 bags of fertilizers are needed for a lawn that is 1 acre in size. How many bags will Johnny need to fertilize his lawn? Do we multiply, subtract or divide?
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Johnny's lawn is 2/3 of an acre in size. if 7 1/2 bags of fertilizers are needed for a lawn that is 1 acre in size. How many bags will Johnny need to fertilize his lawn? Do we multiply, subtract or divide?
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Convert 71%2F2 to an improper fraction and multiply by 2%2F3
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2%2F3 * 15%2F2 = 30%2F6 = 5 bags (it will also cancel nicely)