Question

Armin has 3 flower gardens and bought 5 bags of cedar mulch to cover the gardens. Armin used 1 1/2 bags of mulch on each garden. How much mulch does Armin have left? Show your work.

Answer 1

1/2 bags

Explanation:

Armin has 3 flower gardens

She boughth 5 bags of celdar mulch to cover the garden

Armin uses 1 1/2 bad of much on each garden

1 1/2

3/2×3

= 9/2

The bags of celdar mulch left can be calculated as follows

5-9/2

= 10-9/2

= 1/2

Hence there are 1/2 bags of celdar mulch left