pepper jackie has 7.5 bags of mulch to cover 12 yds of edible flower beds. If she wants to distribute the mulch evenly over the beds, about how many bags will she need to use for each square yard?

To determine the number of bags needed per square yard, you will take the total number of bags and divide them between the 12 square yards to get the number per square yard.

7.5 divided by 12 = 0.625

0.625 is equal to 5/8 bag,

She will need 5/8 bag for each square yard.