Question

Christopher needs to fill 45 cubic feet of his garden with soil. He already has 7.5 cubic feet of soil. If there are 2.5 cubic feet in each bag of soil, then how many bags should he purchase

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

We are given that

Total volume of soil needed=45 cubic feet

He has already soil=7.5 cubic feet

Volume of soil in each bag=2.5 cubic feet

We have to find the number of bags of soil required to purchase.

Remaining volume of soil=45-7.5=37.5 cubic feet

Number of bags of soil required=
`(Remaining\;volume\;of\;soil)/(volume\;of\;soil\;in\;each\;bag)`

Number of bags of soil required=
`(37.5)/(2.5)`

Number of bags of soil required=15

Hence, he should purchase 15 bags of soli.