Question

He knows the area each bag of mulch covers, but only in square feet.

Answer 1

Given:

Measurements of Jose's flower bed are 122 cm and 63 cm

Required:

A) Area in square ft

B) 1 bag cover 2.2 square feet so we need to find the needed bag

C) cost of 1 bag is $3.64 then find total cost

Explanation:

First of all we need to convert the given data from cm to ft

$\begin{gathered} 30.48cm=1ft \\ 122cm=4ft \\ 63cm=2.067ft \end{gathered}$

A)

$A=lb=8.27\text{ ft}^2$

B)

2.2 square feet need 1 bag

then

8.27 square feet need x

$x=\frac{8.27}{2.2}=3.76\approx4$

C)

cost of 1 bag is $3.64

then

cost of 4 bags is y

$y=3.64*4=14.56$

Final answer:

A) 8.27 square feet

B) 4 bags

C) $14.56