Question

Brady needs to fill his daughter's sandbox that is 5 feet by 7 feet. He wants to buy sand bags to fill the sand 2 feet deep. He compares the prices found for sand at two different stores.PART AWhat is the unit rate that store X is selling for? ____ lbs/dollarPART BWhich store is offering the better price?____PART CBrady finds online that it takes 100 pounds of sand to fill 1 cubic foot. Using the better priced store, compute how much it will cost him to purchase enough sand to fill the sandbox. Use the volume formula, V = I × w × h, to determine your answer.$____from____

Answer 1

The sand box is rectangular with

Wide= 5feet

Length= 7feet

He wants to fill the box with a depth of 2 feet