Question

Simone is filling in her flower garden with grass seed. The instructions for grass seed are to plant 16 seeds per square inch. Simone’s garden is 2.5’ by 4.5’. How many grass seeds will Simone need to fill in her flower garden?

Answer 1

To fill in her flower garden, Simone will need 25,920 grass seeds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of grass seeds Simone will need to fill her flower garden, we first need to find the area of her garden. The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying its length by its width. Since her garden is 2.5 ft by 4.5 ft, the area is 2.5 ft * 4.5 ft = 11.25 square feet.

Next, we need to convert the area from square feet to square inches since the instructions specify 16 seeds per square inch. There are 12 inches in a foot, so 1 square foot is equal to 12 inches * 12 inches = 144 square inches. Therefore, the area of Simone's garden in square inches is 11.25 square feet * 144 square inches/square foot = 1620 square inches.

Finally, we multiply the area of the garden by the number of seeds per square inch to find the total number of grass seeds needed. In this case, 1620 square inches * 16 seeds/square inch = 25,920 seeds. So Simone will need 25,920 grass seeds to fill in her flower garden.