Question

Manuel wants to plant grass in his backyard. His backyard is in the shape of a rectangle; length is 23 feet and its width is 25 feet. Suppose each pack of seed covers 14 square feet. How many packs of seed will he need to cover the backyard?

a) 41 packs
b) 42 packs
c) 44 packs
d) 45 packs

Answer 1

Manuel will need 41 packs of seed to cover his backyard.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of Manuel's backyard, we multiply the length by the width. The area is 23 feet * 25 feet = 575 square feet. Each pack of seed covers 14 square feet, so to find the number of packs Manuel will need, we divide the total area of the backyard by the area covered by one pack of seed: 575 square feet / 14 square feet = 41 packs.