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A store buys 77 1/2 pounds of mulch in a large shipment. They divide the mulch up into bags that can each hold 2 1/4 pounds. The store sells one bag of mulch for $2.25. For each part of the question, show your work.

Solve the questions below.

A. how many full bags of mulch will the store make?
B. considering only the full bags, what is the total sales price of all the
bags of mulch?

Answer 1

the answer is 7 and i welcome sir have. a day

Answer 2

The store will make 24 bags

total sales will be $55

Explanation:

finding the number of bagsade by the store,

compare, 2 1/4 pounds= 1 bag

77 1/2 pounds= ? bags

cross multiplication

number of bags the store will make will be 24 4/9 bags.

considering the full bags only which are 24 then the number of full bags the store will make are 24 bags.

total sales will be 1 bag= $2.25

24bags= ?

croas multiplication

the store will make $55