Question

Daniel growing corn in a square field. The length of one side is 100 yards he needs to purchase fertilizer for the corn field. Each bag covers 50 square yards .How many bags do he need?

Answer 1

Answer:

200 bags are needed

Step-by-step explanation:

First let us determine the area of the corn field:

Shape of cornfield = square

Area of a square = Length × Length

where: Length = 100 yards

∴ Area = 100 × 100 = 10,000 square yards

1 bag of fertilizer is needed to cover 50 square yards:

50 square yards = 1 bag of fertilizer

$\therefore 1 \ square\ yard\ = \frac{1}{50}\ bag\\10,000\ square\ yards\ =\ \frac{1}{50} \times 10,000 = \frac{10l000}{50} \\ = 200 bags$

Hence, 200 bags are needed.