Angela Hatcher is planting flower bulbs in her garden for this coming summer. She intends to plant 1 bulb for every 5 square inches of flower bed. How many flower bulbs will she need for an area measuring 230 square inches? (Points : 2)
Let Angela needs n flower bulbs for an area measuring 230 square inches.
n/230= 1/5
n= 230/5=46
Anglela needs 46 flower bulbs
To find out how many flower bulbs Angela Hatcher will need for an area measuring 230 square inches, we need to divide the area by the number of square inches per bulb.
According to the information given, Angela intends to plant 1 bulb for every 5 square inches of flower bed. So, for every 5 square inches, she will need 1 bulb.
To find out the number of flower bulbs needed for 230 square inches, we can use the following formula:
Number of bulbs = Area / Square inches per bulb
Number of bulbs = 230 square inches / 5 square inches per bulb
Number of bulbs = 46 bulbs
Therefore, Angela Hatcher will need 46 flower bulbs for an area measuring 230 square inches.