Question

Jasper's lawn is 3/4 of an acre in size. The fertilizer bag states that 5 1/2 bags are required for 1 acre. How many bags does Jasper need to fertilize his lawn?

Answer 1

Answer:
`4(1)/(8)\ \text{bags}`

Explanation:

Given

Jasper lawn is three-fourth of an acre

1 acre of land requires
`5(1)/(2)` bags

convert mixed numeral to fraction

`\Rightarrow 5(1)/(2)=(11)/(2)`

`\therefore 1\ \text{acre}\equiv(11)/(2)\ \text{bags}\\\\\Rightarrow (3)/(4)\ \text{acre}\equiv (11)/(2)* (3)/(4)=(33)/(8)\ \text{bags}`

`\Rightarrow (33)/(8)\ \text{bags}=4(1)/(8)\ \text{bags}`