Question

A cubic yard of topsoil weighs 4,128 pounds.About how many 50-pound bags can you fill with one cubic yard of topsoil?

Answer 1

Problem
How many 50-pound bags can you fill with one cubic yard of topsoil?

Result
About 83.

Solution
This is a division problem. So, we're going to divide the weight of one cubic yard of topsoil by 50

4,128 ÷ 50 = 82.56

Rounding to the ones place, we get 83.

Answer 2

Approximately 83 bags each carrying 50 pounds of soil will carry 1 cubic yard of soil or 4,128 pounds of soil.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

1 cubic yards is equal to 4128 pounds that is

`1~yard^3 = 4,128~pounds`

Amount of soil 1 bag can hold = 50 pounds

Number of bags to hold 1 cubic yard of soil or 4,128 pounds of soil:

Formula:

`\text{Number of bags} = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Total amount of soil}}{\text{Amount of soil 1 bag can hold}}`

`= \displaystyle(4128)/(50) = 82.56`

Thus, approximately 83 bags each carrying 50 pounds of soil will carry 1 cubic yard of soil or 4,128 pounds of soil.