A 40-pound bag of topsoil will cover a surface area of 12 ft 2 . (a) How

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A 40-pound bag of topsoil will cover a surface area of 12 ft2.

(a) How many pounds of topsoil are needed to cover a surface area of 480 ft2?

(b) How many bags of topsoil must be purchased to cover a surface area of 480 ft2?


Use proportions to solve the problem.Use proportions to solve the problem.

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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