Question

Mr. Martin’s yard is 1 1/3 acres. He wants to plant grass on 1/6 of his yard. How many acres will be covered by grass?

Answer 1

answer is 2/9 acres

Answer 2

`(2)/(9)` acres will be covered by grass.

Explanation:

Mr. Martin's yard is 1
`(1)/(3)` acres.

He wants to plant grass on
`(1)/(6)` of his yard.

To find the number of acres that will be covered by grass,

We multiply
`(1)/(6)` by 1
`(1)/(3)`

i.e
`(1)/(6)` ×
`(4)/(3)` =
`(2)/(9)` acres