SOLUTION: Find each rate 240 pounds of fertilizer ___________ ___________ 6 lawns

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Question 112232: Find each rate
240 pounds of fertilizer
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6 lawns
Answer by BrittanyM(80) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we are given 240 lbs of fertilizer to use on 6 lawns, all we need to do is divide the amount of fertilizer by the number of lawns which it must be used on.

So that's 240/6

Which is 40.

So we are allowed 40 lbs of fertilizer per lawn. Or 40/1