Question

A bag of a certain type of sand weighs 42 pounds and has a volume of 0.5 cubic feet. A sandbox has a volume of 16 cubic feet. Approximately how many pounds of sand will it take to fill the sandbox?​

Answer 1

1344

Explanation:

2 bags of sand = 1 cu ft

2 bags of sand = 84 lbs

Sandbox holds 16 cu ft

16 cu ft * 84 lbs per cu ft = 1344 lbs