Question

Richard estimates that he can apply fertilizer to 4,485 square feet of grass in 3/4 of an hour. How many square feet of grass can Richard fertilize per hour?

Answer 1

We know that Richard can apply fertilizer to 4485 square feet = 3/4 hour

To solve this problem, one approach is to find 1/4 then multiply by 4 to get the whole 4/4 or 1 hour.

So the solution would be:

4485/3=1495
Then multiply this by 4.

1495 multiplied by 4 is equal to 5980 square feet.

So Richard can apply fertilizer to 5980 square feet in 1 hour.