Homework Help: math

Posted by Jennifer on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 8:46pm.

Charlene is filling a box planter with soil.Each bag of soil contains enough to fill 500 cubic inches.If the base of the box planter is a 9-inch square and the sides are 18 inches tall,how many bags of soil will Charlene need?

math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 8:54pm
V = LWH

V = 9 * 9 * 18

V = 1,458 cubic inches

1,458 / 500 = 2.92 = 3 bags
math - Jennifer, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:29pm
3 bags of soil
math - Henry, Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 5:19pm
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