Homework Help: math

Posted by audrey on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 7:46pm.

a back yard is shaped like a parallelogram with a height of 32 feet and a base of 100 feet. One bag of grass seed covers 125 square feet. What is the least number of bags of seed needed to seed the lawn?

Also, please explain how you got it.

math - audrey, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 7:49pm
if you could i would ask you if you can please answer asap because i have tons of homework tonight
math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 7:51pm
A = b * h
A = 100 * 32
A = 3200 sq. feet

3200 / 125 = 25.6

You'll need 27 bags of seed.

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