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Carlos is fertilizing his garden. the garden is in the shape of a rectangle. its length is 15 feet and its width is 12 feet. suppose each bag of fertilizer covers 20 square feet. how many bags will he need to cover the garden?

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sqdancefan
The area of the garden is
.. area = length * width
.. = (15 ft)*(12 ft)
.. = 180 ft^2

Then the number of bags can be computed from
.. 180 ft^2 = (20 ft^2) * (number of bags)
.. (180 ft^2)/(20 ft^2) = (number of bags)
.. 9 = (number of bags)

9 bags of fertilizer are needed to cover the garden.

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