Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: 10 bags

Step-by-step 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

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

So, the number of bags required are

$\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{60}{6}\\\\\Rightarrow n=10\ \text{bags}$