Pepper Jackie has 7.5 bags of mulch to cover 12 yds squared 2 of edible flower beds. If she wants to distribute the mulch evenly

Question

3 years ago

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over the beds, about how many bags will she need to use for each sqaure yard?

2 answers:

anyanavicka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T22:32:41+03:00

Answer:

$\frac{5}{8}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question

Number of bags of mulch = 7.5 bags

Number of square yards = 12

So by considering above information, we could find the number of bags for each square yard is

= $\frac{Number\ of\ bags\ of\ mulch }{Number\ of\ square\ yards }$

= $\frac{7.5}{12}$

= 0.625

The 0.625 is equal to $\frac{5}{8}$ bag

Therefore, she need to use $\frac{5}{8}$ bag for each square yard

Basically we use the fraction so that each square yard for use of bag could be find out

KiRa [710] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-15T00:24:46+03:00

KiRa [710]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

7.5 bags cover 12 yards square

So, 12 yard square covered by 7.5 bags

1 yard square cover 7.5 / 12 = 0.625 bags