Question

(a)It takes 51

pounds of seed to completely plant a
9-acre field. How many acres can be planted per pound of seed?
(b)Tammy bought 16
pounds of sugar for 10$
. How many pounds of sugar did she get per dollar?

Answer 1

a) Given :

51 pounds of seed can be planted in = 9 acre field.

Per pound of seed =
`(9 \ acre)/(51 \ pounds \ of \ seed)`

We can convert 9/51 in simplest fraction by dividing top and bottom by 3.

We get

`(9/3)/(51/3)=(3)/(17)`

Therefore, 3/17 of an acrs can be planted per pound of seed.

b) $10 amount = 16 pounds of sugar.

$1 amount = 16/10 = 1.6 pounds of sugar.

Therefore, 1.6 pounds of sugar she got per dollar.