Question

You are spreading fertilizer on a golf course at the rate of 40 pounds per 10,000 square feet. If the course is 320 acres, how many tons of fertilizer will be needed?How many tons of fertilizer will be needed? Round off to nearest whole number.




6


28


80


174

Answer 1

Use unit analysis to help get the right answer.

40 (pounds/square feet) times ___?___(square feet / acre) time 320 (acre) times 1 (ton / 2000 pound) = ________ tons

You can google how many square feet in an acre.

so.... the pounds (lbs) acre and square feet cancel out leaving tons

40 (lbs/sq ft) x ____?____ (sq ft/acre) x 320 (acre) x 1/2000 (ton/lbs) = ______ tons

Answer 2

im confused

Answer 3

@taylorclaudio

Answer 4

i think its 28

Answer 5

thank u

Answer 6

if i did my math correctly:)

Answer 7

uh oh

Answer 8

I missed part of the question in my formula....

the correct rate of application is 40/10000 lbs/sq feet I only had the 40


Use unit analysis to help get the right answer.

40/10000 (pounds/square feet) times ___?___(square feet / acre) time 320 (acre) times 1 (ton / 2000 pound) = ________ tons

You can google how many square feet in an acre. 43560 sq feet/acre

so.... the pounds (lbs) acre and square feet cancel out leaving tons

40/10000 (lbs/sq ft) x 43560 (sq ft/acre) x 320 (acre) x 1/2000 (ton/lbs) = 27.88 tons