Question

Cala uses 2 pounds of Feed-All fertilizer for a 100 foot row of vegetables at her farm. At this rate, how many pounds of fertilizer would she use for a 450-foot row of vegetables? Explain

Answer 1

Find out the how many fertilizer she used for a 450-foot row of vegetables.

To proof

let us assume that the fertilizer would she use for a 450-foot row of vegetables be x.

As given

Cala uses 2 pounds of Feed-All fertilizer for a 100 foot row of vegetables at her farm.

than the equation becomes

`x = (2*450)/(100)`

solving the above

x = 9 pound

Therefore 9 pound are used for a 450-foot row of vegetables.

Hence proved