Question

A 6 pound bag of grass seed covers 7,000 square feet. How many pounds would be needed to cover 23,000 square feet?

Write answer as an integer or a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

You can setup a proportion as follows:

 

4 lb = 9000 ft2

x lb = 25000 ft2

 

Solve for x = 25000 ft2 x 4 lb / 9000 ft2 = 11.11 lb ~ 11 lb rounded to a whole number