Question

Harper wants to put wood shavings in her rabbit's cage. The floor of the cage measure 4 feet long. One bag of shaving covers 5 square feet, how many bags will Harper have to buy to cover the floor of the cage? Explain 4 feet long. One bag of shaving covers 5 square feet. How many bags will Harper have to buy to cover

Answer 1

0.16 bags

Explanation:

Given that:

the floor of the rabbit's cage is 4 feet long and one bag of shaving covers 5² ft.

the floor of the rabbit's cage which is 4ft = 25 ft for one bag of wood shaving

to determine the amount of wood shaving Harper needs to buy to cover 4 feet of her rabbit's cage ; we have:

x bags = 4 feet

1 bag = 25 feet

`25*x = 4*1 \\ \\ x = (4*1)/(25)`

x = 0.16 bags of wood shaving is needed to cover the floor of of the rabbit's cage that measures 4 feet long.