Question

The directions on a bag of grass seed state that 8 pounds of grass seed covers 1000 square feet. How many pounds of grass seed are needed to cover 3500 square feet?
GPT 3.5
To find out how many pounds of grass seed are needed to cover 3500 square feet, you can set up a proportion based on the information given:

8 pounds = 1000 square feet
x pounds = 3500 square feet

Cross multiply:
8 * 3500 = 1000 * x
28000 = 1000x

Divide by 1000 on both sides to solve for x:
x = 28

Therefore, 28 pounds of grass seed are needed to cover 3500 square feet.

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