Question

Garden soil costs $5.00 per a 2 cubic foot bag at lows. You have raised rectangular garden thag is 8 feet by 4 feet and you wish the depth of the soil to be 6 inches deep. How much will it cost to buy the bags of soul for your garden

Answer 1

$40

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

Garden soil costs $5.00 per a 2 cubic foot bag

dimension of rectangular garden raised

8 feet by 4 feet , depth is 6 in

6 in to feet= 0.5ft

the volume of the soil in the garden is

volume= 8*4*0.5= 16ft^3

Step two:

now if 2ft^3 cost $5

16ft^3 will cost x

cross multiply

x*2=16*5

divide both sides by 2

x= 16*5/2

x=80/2

x=$40