A farmer has four plots of land,each with an area of 12 acres. He divides them into a number of parts each with an area of 8/9 of an acre how many parts are there on the four plots of land
total there are 54 parts. however, there are 13 1/2 parts on each plot.
Answer:
The number of parts on the four plots are 40.5
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of plots is 4 and each has an area of 12 acres, thus the total area is 36 acres.
Dividing them into a number, n, of parts gives;
\(\frac{36}{n}\)
where n is the number of parts.
\(\frac{36}{n}\) = \(\frac{8}{9}\) of an acre
Thus,
n = (36 × 9) acres ÷ 8 acres
= 324 ÷ 8
= 40.5
Thus it has been divided into 40.5 parts.