Can someone please help? Mary's garden is in the shape of a triangle. The base of the triangle is 5.5 feet and its height is 3 feet. If 4 pounds of mulch can cover a square foot of garden, how many pounds of mulch are required to cover the garden?

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anonymous · Answer

do you know how to start this problem?

anonymous · Answer

yes can you just explain how to solve the problem to me?

anonymous · Answer

find the area of the garden and multiply by the number of pounds of mulch it takes per square foot to cover the garden

anonymous · Answer

can you put it in equation form please?

anonymous · Answer

do you know the equation for the area of a triangle?

anonymous · Answer

a= 1/2bh

anonymous · Answer

ok, so take that formula and multiply by the number of pounds it takes to cover each square foot of the garden

anonymous · Answer

so it would be a=1/2 5.5(3) and then multiply that by 4?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

Okay thanks I understand how to solve this now : ) can you please help explain the other question I posted?

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can you post it again?

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okay please hold...