A container of plant food recommends an application rate of 52 kg/ha. If the container holds 10 kg of plant food, how many square meters will it cover
(1 ha = 10000 meters squared)?

Can someone please explain to me how to do this because I don't even know where to start.

Question

A container of plant food recommends an application rate of 52 kg/ha. If the container holds 10 kg of plant food, how many square meters will it cover
(1 ha = 10000 meters squared)?

 Can someone please explain to me how to do this because I don't even know where to start.

aaronq · Answer

Find how many hectares 10 kg will cover.

$\sf \dfrac{10~kg}{52~kg/ha}=0.1923~ha$

Convert to $\sf m^2$.

supernova_sonntag · Answer

Thank you