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Greg's garden is in the shape of a rectangle. It measures 12yd long and 9yd wide. He wants to cover the garden with mulch for the winter. The coverage of each bag of mulch is measured in square feet.

(a) Find the area of the garden in square feet.
Use the table of conversion facts, as needed.
ft2
(b) Greg wants to cover his garden with mulch. He doesn't have any to begin with and he can't buy partial bags of mulch. Each bag of mulch covers 90.5ft2. How many whole bags of mulch will he need to buy in order to completely cover his garden?
bags
(c) If each bag of mulch costs $15, how much will Greg need to spend on mulch?
$

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108 square feet to cover the area with mulch
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