Charles has a rectangular flower garden that is 5 m long and 12 m wide. One bag of fertilizer can cover 6 m^2. How many bags will he need to buy to cover the entire garden

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Auden · Answer 1 · 2022-12-05T16:58:41+0000

Answer: 10 bags

Explanation:

Given

The rectangular flower garden is 5 m long and 12 m wide

A single bag of fertilizer can cover
$6\ m^2$

The area of the rectangular flower garden is

$\Rightarrow 5* 12=60\ m^2$

So, the number of bags required are

$\Rightarrow n=(60)/(6)\\\\\Rightarrow n=10\ \text{bags}$