Answer:
B) 18 bags
Step-by-step explanation:
Firstly,we need to find the area of only the vegetable garden.
Area of a rectangular garden is given by :
[tex]Area=Length \times Width[/tex]
From the picture, it can be inferred that,
the dimension of the vegetable garden is:
24 by 9
This implies that,
Length=24 feet
Width=9 feet
Substituting this into the formula, we obtain
[tex]Area=24\times9[/tex]
[tex]Area=216square\:feet[/tex]
it is stated in the question that each bag of special fertilizer bag covers 12 square feet.
using ratio,
1 bag:12square feet
x bag:216squaure feet
This implies,
[tex] \frac{1}{12}= \frac{x}{216} [/tex]
By cross multiplying , we obtain
[tex]12x = 216[/tex]
Divide both sides by 12
[tex]x=18[/tex]
Hence, it will take18 bags of the special fertilizer to
cover the vegetable garden.