Alex stores fertilizer for his farm in a rectangular box. The length of the box is 6 feet, width is 3 inches, and height is 9 inches. Each bag of fertilizer contains 0.225 cubic foot of fertilizer. How many bags of fertilizer will fill the box completely?

[1 foot = 12 inches]

Question

Alex stores fertilizer for his farm in a rectangular box. The length of the box is 6 feet, width is 3 inches, and height is 9 inches. Each bag of fertilizer contains 0.225 cubic foot of fertilizer. How many bags of fertilizer will fill the box completely?

[1 foot = 12 inches]

kitkat1 · Answer

@foolofatook  can u help me .

anonymous · Answer

first convert the 6 feet to inches

anonymous · Answer

how many inches are in 6 feet

kitkat1 · Answer

72 inches

anonymous · Answer

It's actually easier if you convert all to feet

anonymous · Answer

How many feet is 3 in and 9 in.?

kitkat1 · Answer

What is the answer?

kitkat1 · Answer

Can someone plz show me how to it??/

anonymous · Answer

I am so sorry I left ok
So the width is 3/12 ft long and the height is 9/12 ft long.
So you have to find the volume of it which is
6 x 3/12 x 9/12= 1.125 ft cubed

anonymous · Answer

So then if you divide 1.125 by .225 you should get the bags of fertilizer