I am currently building a new rectangular garden which is by

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Problem

I am currently building a new rectangular garden which is

8.6\text{ m}

2.4\text{ m}

, and

15\text{ cm}

deep. I have decided to purchase soil from the local garden supplier and will load it into my trailer, which measures

2.2\text{ m}\times1.8\text{ m}\times60\text{ cm}

. I will fill the trailer to within

20\text{ cm}

from the top. (a) How many trailer loads of soil will I need? (b) Each load of soil costs

87.30

. What will the total cost of the soil be? (c) I decide to put bark on top of the soil in the garden. Each load covers

11\text{ m}^2

of garden bed. (i) How many loads of bark will I need? (ii) Each load of bark costs

47.95

. What is the total cost of the bark? (d) Calculate the total cost of establishing the garden.