Question:

Question

Farmer Brown needs to fertilize his hay pasture before spring arrives. He knows that the perimeter of his pasture is 1000 feet and that the width is 200 feet. If one bag of fertilizer will cover 5000 square feet, how many bags of fertilizer does Farmer Brown need to buy? Show your work.

Answer 1

since 1000 = 2*500 = 2(200+300), the length is 300
so the area is 200*300 = 60,000 ft^2
now it should be clear how many bags are needed.

Answer 2

thanks u