A 100-pound bag of fertilizer is marked 0-15-15. How many pounds of nitrogen,
available phosphate, and potassium are there in the bag?

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A 100-pound bag of makes 345 pounds of nitrogen with hydro

Fertilizers are the chemical element for improvement of productivity of plants. Here, 0-15-15 shows nitrogen 70 pounds, phosphorous 15 pounds and potassium 15 pounds.

Why to label fertilizer?

Labeling of fertilizer is to show the content of major nutrients.  They are usually labeled with three numbers i.e.,  N-P-K label, i.e., Nitrogen-Phosphorous-potassium label , such as, 0-15-15. the first number is the percentage of nitrogen, second is for phosphorus and third is for potassium.

Thus, here as per the marking, the quantity of the nutrients are: nitrogen 70 pounds, phosphorous 15 pounds and potassium 15 pounds.

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