Question

A 5?-pound bag of wildflower seed covers 20 square feet. How many pounds of seed does it take to cover 1 square? foot?

Answer 1

0.25 pound

Explanation:

It is ratio problem. We can also observe that it is a direct ratio because logically less amount of seed will cover less square feet.

We can construct the scheme:

5 pound___________20 square feet

x pound____________1 square foot

`x=(5*1)/(20) =0.25 pound`

It is logical since 1 square foot is less than 20 and the corresponding answer (0.25) is also less than 5 pound.