Question

The landscaper recommended a mix of 3 pounds of rye grass seed with 44 pound of blue grass.seed. If the lawn needs 544 pounds of rye grass seed; how many pounds of blue grass seed would that be?

Answer 1

Let's use a rule of three:

Therefore,

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{544\cdot44}{3} \\ \Rightarrow x=7978.67 \end{gathered}$

We would neeed 7978.67 lb of blue grass seed.