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The gardener is going to cover the path with sand. If one bag of sand can cover 5yd^2, how many bags must be a whole number.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Please refer to the attachment.
By AA Similarity, the two triangles are similar.
Therefore, corresponding parts of them are proportional.
Therefore, we can write the following proportion:
We will solve for x. Cross-multiply:
Distribute:
Subtract 21 from both sides:
Divide both sides by 7. So, the value of x is:
However, that is only the value of x.
The shadow of the tree is (x+3).
Hence, we will need tot add 3 to our value. Therefore, the actual length of the shadow of the tree is approximately:
