Sand will be placed under the base of a circular pool with a diameter of 20 feet. 1 bag of sand covers about 6 square feet. How many bags of sand are needed? Use 3.14 for pi. Round bags up.

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Answer:

  53

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the pool is ...

  A = πr²

  A = 3.14×(10 ft)² = 314 ft²

The number of bags of sand required is ...

  (314 ft²)/(6 ft²/bag) ≈ 52.33 bags

53 bags of sand are needed.

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