Question

A company is landscaping an area of 8,500 sq ft. A bag of seed cover 200 sq ft. How many bags will be needed to seed the area

Answer 1

42.5 bags.

Explanation:

A company is landscaping an area of 8500 square feet.

A bag of seed covers 200 square feet.

The number of bags required to cover the area of 8500 square feet are:

1 bag covers 200 square feet

? bags cover 8500 square feet

Cross multiplying gives;

`(8500)/(200)` × 1 bag = 42.5 bags.