Question

A farmers land is separated into sections of size 2 1/7 acres. Suppose there are 4 1/3 such sections. How many acres of land does the farmer own.

Answer 1

The farmer owns
`9(2)/(7)` acres of land.

Explanation:

Given that:

Size of each section of land =
`2(1)/(7)` acres

Number of sections land is divided into =
`4(1)/(3)` sections

To calculate the acres of land owned by farmer, we will multiply the number of sections and size of each section.

Total land owned by farmer =
`2(1)/(7)*4(1)/(3)`

Total land =
`(15)/(7)*(13)/(3) = (195)/(21) = (65)/(7)`

Total land =
`9(2)/(7)` acres

Hence,

The farmer owns
`9(2)/(7)` acres of land.