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?
V = LWH
V = 9 * 9 * 18
V = 1,458 cubic inches
1,458 / 500 = 2.92 = 3 bags
3 bags of soil
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To determine how many bags of soil Charlene will need, we first need to find the volume of the box planter.
The volume of a rectangular box can be calculated by multiplying the length, width, and height. In this case, the base of the box planter is a 9-inch square, so the length and width are both 9 inches. The height is given as 18 inches.
Volume = Length x Width x Height
Volume = 9 inches x 9 inches x 18 inches
Now, let's calculate the volume:
Volume = 1458 cubic inches
Since each bag of soil contains enough to fill 500 cubic inches, we can divide the volume of the box planter by the volume of one bag to find the number of bags needed.
Number of bags = Volume of box planter ÷ Volume of one bag
Number of bags = 1458 cubic inches ÷ 500 cubic inches
Now, let's calculate the number of bags:
Number of bags = 2.916 bags
Since we cannot have a fraction of a bag, we need to round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, Charlene will need to buy 3 bags of soil to fill the box planter.