Math Help D:

scream • 15 May 2013 at 11:23 PM

A flowerbed is shaped like a trapezoid with a height of 4.5 yards, one 3.5 yard base, and another 5 yard base. A packet of seeds covers 5.6 yards. What is the least amount of packets needed to plant the flowerbed?

Please explain with steps.

pipkitten • 15 May 2013 at 11:44 PM

@scream
I'm not terribly good with explaining math stuff, so have a look at example 2 on this site:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol1/area_trapezoid.html

It should help you figure out the area of the trapezoid so that you can divide it by the number of yards a seed packet covers~ 😊