Question

A pound of fertilizer covers 49 square feet of lawn. Vivian Bulgakov's lawn measures 5737.6 square feet. how much fertilizer to the nearest tenth of a pound, does she need to buy? she needs approximately how many pounds. (Round to the nearest tenth)

Answer 1

One pound of fertilizer covers 49 square feet

To cover 5737.6 square feet, 5737.6/49 pounds will be needed

That is 117.093 pounds

= 117.1 pounds( nearest tenth)