Question

Stephanie needs to cover her yard with 410taft2of soil. She has enough for 125ft2in one bag and 65 ft2in another bag. How much more square feet of soil will she need covered?

Answer 1

Stephanie needs 220ft² of more soil to cover the rest of her yard.

Explanation:

First add the bags she already has:125ft²+65ft²+x=410ft² --> 190ft²+x=410ft²

Second use the subtraction property of equality: 190ft²-190ft²+x=410ft²-190ft² ---> x=220ft²