Riya is applying mulch to her garden. She applies it at a rate of 250,000cm3 of mulch for every m2 of garden space.At what rate is Riya applying mulch in (m2m3)?
Q. Riya is applying mulch to her garden. She applies it at a rate of 250,000cm3 of mulch for every m2 of garden space.At what rate is Riya applying mulch in (m2m3)?
Convert to Cubic Meters: We need to convert the volume of mulch from cubic centimeters to cubic meters. There are 100 centimeters in a meter, so there are 1003 or 1,000,000 cubic centimeters in a cubic meter.
Divide by Conversion Factor: Now we divide the given volume of mulch in cubic centimeters by the number of cubic centimeters in a cubic meter to convert it to cubic meters.250,000 cm3÷1,000,000 cm3/m3=0.25 m3
Rate in Cubic Meters per Square Meter: Since the mulch is applied at a rate per square meter of garden space, the rate in cubic meters per square meter is simply the volume in cubic meters.Therefore, the rate is 0.25m3 of mulch for every m2 of garden space.
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