Question

A 28-pound bag of wildflower seed covers 32 square feet how many pounds of seeds goes it take to cover 1 square foot

Answer 1

`0.875\ lb`

Explanation:

we know that

A 28-pound bag of wildflower seed covers 32 square feet

so

using proportion

Find out how many pounds of seeds goes it take to cover 1 square foot

Let

x -----> the pounds of seeds needed to cover 1 square foot

`(28)/(32)(lb)/(ft^2)=(x)/(1)(lb)/(ft^2)\\\\x=28/32\\\\x=0.875\ lb`