Question

Darcy harvests 8 3/4 acres of corn every 5/6 of an hour.Darcy harvests corn at a constant rate. How many acres does she harvests per hour?

Answer 1

10.50 acres per hour or 1.75 per 10 minutes(1/6 of an hour)

Explanation:

5/6 of an hour is 50 minutes

1/6 of an hour is 10 minutes

8 3/4 is equal to 8.75

8.75/5 is equal to 1.75 which means she harvests 1.75 acres per hour

1.75 x 6(hour) is equal to 10.50 acres total in one hour