Mr. Lincoln is building a rectengular play area in the local park. The length of the play area is ninety-seven and one-half feet. The width of the play area is fifty-six feet. To keep xhildren from falling on a hard surface, the play area will be covered with recycled tire rubber. Recycled tire rubber is sold by the square yard. How many square yards of recycled tire rubber will be needed for the play area? If the company will only sell complete square yards of recycled tire rubber, how much should Mr. Lincoln buy?

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To find out how many square yards of recycled tire rubber Mr. Lincoln will need for the play area, we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Calculate the total area of the play area
To find the area of a rectangle, we need to multiply its length by its width. In this case, the length is 97.5 feet and the width is 56 feet.

Area = Length * Width
Area = 97.5 * 56
Area = 5460 square feet

Step 2: Convert the area from square feet to square yards
Since the recycled tire rubber is sold in square yards, we need to convert the area from square feet to square yards.

1 square yard = 9 square feet

To convert square feet to square yards, we divide the area by 9.

Area in Square Yards = Area in Square Feet / 9
Area in Square Yards = 5460 / 9
Area in Square Yards ≈ 606.67 square yards

Step 3: Round up to the nearest whole number
Since Mr. Lincoln can only purchase complete square yards, he needs to round up the result to the nearest whole number.

Number of Square Yards to Purchase = RoundUp(Area in Square Yards)
Number of Square Yards to Purchase = RoundUp(606.67)
Number of Square Yards to Purchase = 607 square yards

Therefore, Mr. Lincoln should buy 607 square yards of recycled tire rubber for the play area in the local park.