Mr. McLean manages playgrounds for the 8 elementary schools in the Franklin School District. This year, he wants to put new sand

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Mr. McLean manages playgrounds for the 8 elementary schools in the Franklin School District. This year, he wants to put new sand

boxes at each of the schools. He estimates that he will need 3 tons of sand for this project. How many 50-pound bags of sand should he order for each school?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Tems11 [23] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T06:31:08+03:00

Tems11 [23]3 years ago

8 0

He should order 120 bags for each school

eduard · Answer 2 · 2022-04-03T08:03:36+03:00

eduard3 years ago

7 0

He will need 15 sandbags per school

3 tons = 6000

6000/8= 750lbs for each school
750/50=15 (50#) bags needed