Question

Ellen’s rectangular garden is 6 feet wide and 16 feet long. One bag of mulch will cover 9 square feet. How many bags of mulch should she bye to cover the entire garden?
A. 11
B. 13
C. 10
D. 12

Answer 1

$Answer: \\ Garden's \: area:16 \times 6 = 96 \: {ft}^{2} \\ Number \: of \: bags \: she \: should \: buy: \\ 96 \div 9\approx 11 \\ \Rightarrow The \: answer \: is \: A$

Answer 2

16•6=96
96/9=10.6
10.6 rounds to 11
You’ll need 11 bags to fill the area