Jim’s backyard is a rectangles that is 15 5/6 yards long and 10 2/5 yards wide. jim buys sod in pieces that are 1 1/3 yards long and 1 1/3 yards wide. how many pieces of sod will jim need to cover his backyard with sod?

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

Find out the area of Jim’s backyard

The area of rectangle is

we have

--> convert to an improper fraction

--> convert to an improper fraction

substitute

Simplify

step 2

Find out the area of one piece of sod

The area of a square is

we have

--> convert to an improper fraction

substitute

step 3

we know that

To find out the number of pieces of sod needed, divide the total area of Jim’s backyard by the area of one piece of sod

Simplify

Convert to mixed number

Round to the nearest whole number

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