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Three pounds of lawn seed covers 1800 square feet. How many 4 pound bags are needed to cover 8400 square feet?

please help this confusing!

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1800/3=600
So 600 square feet per pound
600*4=2400
So 2400 square feet per 4 pound bag
8400/2400=3.5
Answer: 3.5 Bags if it asks to round to the nearest whole bag then 4 bags
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