Question
Lee was filling a new sandbox and estimated how many bags of sand he would need. He used 8 bags of sand to fill the sandbox, but his estimate was 25% more than that. How many bags of sand did Lee estimate he would need?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let \( x \) be the number of bags of sand that Lee estimated he would need.
According to the problem, Lee's estimate was 25% more than the actual amount he used, which was 8 bags. This means we can express the relationship as:
\[
x = 8 + 0.25 \cdot 8
\]
Calculating \( 0.25 \cdot 8 \):
\[
0.25 \cdot 8 = 2
\]
Now, substituting back into the equation for \( x \):
\[
x = 8 + 2 = 10
\]
Therefore, Lee estimated that he would need
\[
\boxed{10}
\]
bags of sand.
According to the problem, Lee's estimate was 25% more than the actual amount he used, which was 8 bags. This means we can express the relationship as:
\[
x = 8 + 0.25 \cdot 8
\]
Calculating \( 0.25 \cdot 8 \):
\[
0.25 \cdot 8 = 2
\]
Now, substituting back into the equation for \( x \):
\[
x = 8 + 2 = 10
\]
Therefore, Lee estimated that he would need
\[
\boxed{10}
\]
bags of sand.