Question

It takes 67 pounds of seed to completely plant 12 a -acre field.

How many acres can be planted per pound of seed?

Answer 1

0.1791 acres (rounded to 4 decimal places)

Explanation:

67 pounds seeds 12 acre, the ratio can be written as:

Pounds : Acres = 67 : 12

Since, we want Acres PER POUND of seed, we need to divide Total Acres (12) by Total Pounds (67).

Note: per "quantity", we always divide by that "quantity".

So, we have:

`(12)/(67)=0.1791`

So, 1 pound of seed cover 0.1791 acres of land (rounded to 4 decimal places for accuracy)