Question

Paolo owns 360 acres of land. He is dividing his land into lots that each have an area of 1 1/2 acres. What is the greatest number of lots Paolo can form from his 360 acres. Find the solution and explain how you found it.

A. 540

B. 480

C.240

D.180

Answer 1

C. 240

Explanation:

you can tell right away that 1 1/2 is equivalent to 1.5 so all you would have to do is divide 360 by 1.5 and you would get the answer of 240.