Answer and Explanation
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
Divide the land area by 225, 1200÷225=5...75, so 5 bags are not enough, 6 bags are needed
Use the following information to answer questions 29-31.
A rectangular region of grass is 50 feet long by 24 feet wide and has an area of 1, 200 square feet. A gardener planted a 5-foot-wide flower border along all 4 sides of this region of grass, as shown below. The outer edge of the flower border is 60 feet long and 34 feet wide.
29. The gardener plans to fertilize the region of grass. The gardener can buy only full bags of fertilizer and will use at least 1 bag per 225 square feet of grass. What is the minimum number of bags of fertilizer the gardener needs to buy?