SOLUTION: If 4 pounds of grass seed cover 351 square​ feet, how many pounds are needed for 4914 square​ feet?

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Question 1149700: If 4 pounds of grass seed cover 351 square​ feet, how many pounds are needed for 4914 square​ feet?
Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the proportion


    4%2F31 = x%2F4914.


From the proportion, find  x = %284%2A4914%29%2F31,


which is your unknown value under the question.

Happy calculations (!)

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