SOLUTION: Trey is fertilizing his garden. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 16 feet and its width is 13 feet. Suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 26 square feet.

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Question 1204950: Trey is fertilizing his garden. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 16 feet and its width is 13 feet. Suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 26 square feet. How many bags will he need to cover the garden?
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Trey is fertilizing his garden. The garden is in the shape of a rectangle. Its length is 16 feet and its width is 13 feet. Suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 26 square feet. How many bags will he need to cover the garden?
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Area = 16*13 = 208 sq ft
208/26 = 8 bags