Maya needs 54 cubic feet of soil for her garden. She already has 4.5 cubic feet of soil. Each bag contains 1.5 cubic feet of soil. How many bags of soil should maya purchase

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Answered on Fri Aug 12 2022

Given :

Feet of soil needed for garden = 54 cubic feet

Soil Maya has = 4.5 cubic feet

Soil in each bag = 1.5 cubic feet

Let the number of bags be x

Then,

4.5 + 1.5x = 54

1.5x = 54 - 4.5

1.5x = 49.5

x = 49.5/1.5

x = 33

Hence, Maya needs 33 bags of Soil.