Question

Roger will pour concrete to make a sidewalk with the dimensions, in feet, shown in the figure below. He will pour the concrete to a depth of 4 inches. One bag of concrete mix makes 0.6 cubic feet of concrete. What is the least whole number of bags of concrete mix that Roger needs in order to make the sidewalk?

F. 16
G. 44
H. 50
J. 58
K. 67

Answer 1

The least whole number of bags of concrete mix that Roger needs in order to make the sidewalk is G, 44. To calculate this, we must first convert the cubic feet of the sidewalk into cubic inches, which would be 345,600 cubic inches. Then, we need to divide this by the amount of cubic inches in one bag (0.6 cubic feet = 630 cubic inches). This gives us 550 bags of concrete mix, but since Roger will be using a whole number, the closest he can get is 44 bags.