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A bag of fertilizer that weighs 18 3/4 pounds can cover 5000 square feet. how many pounds of fertilizer will be needed to cover 27,000 square feet? how many bags of fertilizer are needed?

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We know how many pounds are needed to cover 5000 ft^2, and we need to find how many are needed to cover 27000ft^2. To find this value, divide 27000 by 5000 and multiply the result by the weight.

27000/5000 x 18.75
5.4 x 18.75
101.25

So, we need 101 1/4 pounds of fertilizer. How many bags is that?

101.25/18.75
5.4

We'll say that since the 0.4 of a bag will still need to be used, that you need 6 bags to cover 27000ft^2.

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