SOLUTION: If a pound of grass seed covers an area of 500 square feet and costs $3.25, what is the cost, in dollars, of the seed needed to cover a level rectangular area that measures 200 fee

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Question 335366: If a pound of grass seed covers an area of 500 square feet and costs $3.25, what is the cost, in dollars, of the seed needed to cover a level rectangular area that measures 200 feet by 300 feet?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the total area.
A=200%2A300=60000
Then use a proportion,
$3.25 is to 500 as T is to 60000.
3.25%2F500=T%2F60000
T=%2860000%2F500%293.25
T=390
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$390 to cover the 200 x 300 field.