Question

Mr. Atkinson manages playgrounds for the 8 elementary schools in the Franklin School District. This year, he wants to put new sandboxes at each of the schools. He estimates that he will need 3 tons of sand for this project. How many 50-pound bags of sand should he order for each school?

Answer 1

The number of bags required for each school is 16.53

Explanation:

Number of schools = 8

Total sand required = 3 tons

mass of each bag = 50 pounds

Sand required for each school = 3 ton/ 8 = 3000 / 8 kg = 375 kg

1 pound = 0.454 kg

1 kg = 2.205 pounds

So, 375 kg = 826.7 pounds

So, the number of bags required for each school = 826.7/50 = 16.53 bags

Answer 2

Answer: 5 bags of sand

Explanation:

Given

There are 8 elementary schools

3 Tons of sand is needed

It is contained in a 50- Pound bag

1 ton is equivalent to 2000 Pound

No of 50- Pound bag required is

`\Rightarrow n=(2000)/(50)\\\\\Rightarrow n=40`

These 40 bags will be required in 8 schools. So, each school requires

`\Rightarrow (40)/(8)=5\ \text{bag}`