Final answer:
Seven bags of lawn fertilizer can cover 26250 square feet of lawn. This is calculated by first determining the area one bag covers (3750 square feet) and then multiplying by the number of bags (7).
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to determine how many square feet can be covered with 7 bags of lawn fertilizer, given that 2 bags cover 7500 square feet. This is a direct proportion problem since the amount of square footage covered is directly proportional to the number of bags of fertilizer used.
To solve this, we first find out how much area one bag covers by dividing the total area covered by two bags by 2:
- Area covered by one bag = 7500 square feet / 2 bags = 3750 square feet per bag.
Next, we determine the area covered by 7 bags by multiplying the area covered by one bag by 7:
- Area covered by 7 bags = 3750 square feet per bag × 7 bags = 26250 square feet.
Therefore, 7 bags of lawn fertilizer can cover 26250 square feet of lawn.