Question

Amelia wants to put wood shavings in her ferret​'s cage. The floor of the cage measures 1 yard wide by 9 feet long. One bag of shavings covers 5 square feet. How many bags will Amelia have to buy to cover the floor of the​ cage?

Answer 1

6 bags

Explanation:

1 yard is 3 feet, so the area of the cage is ...

A = LW

A = (9 ft)(3 ft) = 27 ft^2

At 5 square feet per bag, the number needed is ...

(27 ft^2)/(5 ft^2/bag) = 5.4 bags

We assume that Amelia can only buy whole bags, so ...

Amelia will have to buy 6 bags to cover the floor of the cage.