Question: A common fertilizer used on lawns is designated as\"16-4-8.\" These nu

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Question: A common fertilizer used on lawns is designated as"16-4-8." These numbers mean that the fertilizer contains 16%nitrogen-containing compounds, 4.0% phosphorus-containingcompounds, and 8.0% potassium-containing compounds. You buy a40.0-lb bag of this fertilizer and use all of it on your lawn. Howmany grams of the phosphorus-containing compound are you putting onyour lawn? If the phosphorus-containing compound consists of 43.64%phosphorus (The rest oxygen), how many grams of phsphorus are therein 40lb of fertlizer? Explain and show how your solved both of the questions in thisproblem step-by step and recieve full kharma points thanks for thehelp Question: A common fertilizer used on lawns is designated as"16-4-8." These numbers mean that the fertilizer contains 16%nitrogen-containing compounds, 4.0% phosphorus-containingcompounds, and 8.0% potassium-containing compounds. You buy a40.0-lb bag of this fertilizer and use all of it on your lawn. Howmany grams of the phosphorus-containing compound are you putting onyour lawn? If the phosphorus-containing compound consists of 43.64%phosphorus (The rest oxygen), how many grams of phsphorus are therein 40lb of fertlizer? Explain and show how your solved both of the questions in thisproblem step-by step and recieve full kharma points thanks for thehelp

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0.08*(40 lb)*(454 g/ 1 lb) = 1452.8 g ~ 1.5 x 103g   phosphorous containing compound This says 8% of 40 lb is phosphorous containing compound. Convertfrom 1 lb = 454 grams 0.4364*(1452.8g) = 634.00192 g ~ 6.3 x 102 g  grams of phosphorous

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