You are applying fertilizer to a football field. the field is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide. you use 8 pounds of fertilizer per 1000 square feet. the fertilizer comes in 50- pound bags. how many bags of fertilizer will you need to complete this job?

10 bags

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of field = 360 feet.

Width of field = 160 feet

Area of field =

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Amount of Fertilizer used for 1000 sq.ft. = 8 pounds

Amount of Fertilizer used for 1 sq.ft. =

Amount of Fertilizer used for 57600 sq.ft. =

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50 pounds = 1 bag

So, 1 pound =

So, 460.8 pounds = ≈ 10

So, 10 bags will be required to complete the job.