Question

Mr. Frank has 1.08 kilograms of fertilizer for the plants in his nursery. He wants every plant to get 93 mg of fertilizer 4 times each year. What is the number of plants he could fertilize with that amount? How much fertilizer will he have left over?

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

First and foremost, we should know that: 1 kilogram = 1,000,000 milligrams

Therefore, 1.08kg will be converted to milligram and this will be:

= 1.08 × 1,000,000 milligrams

= 1,080,000 milligrams

Since every plant gets 93mg of fertilizer, the number of plants that can be fertilized will be:

= 1,080,000 / 93

= 11612.903

Therefore, 11612 plants can be fertilized.

The fertilizer left over will be:

= 1,080,000 - (11612 × 93)

= 1080000mg - 1079916mg

= 84 mg