Question

Mr. Hinckley owns 83 acres of land. He divides the land into eight equal sections to sell to eight buyers. Which phrase describes how much land, in acres, each buyer will receive?

A. more than 9 and less than 10

B. more than 10 and less than 11

C. more than 11 and less than 12

D. more than 12 and less than 13

Answer 1

B. more than 10 and less than 11

Explanation:

Mr. Hinckley owns 83 acres of land. He divides the land into eight equal sections to sell to eight buyers. The number of acres of land that each buyer will receive is:

83 acre/8 buyer = 10.38 acre/buyer

Each buyer will receiver 10.38 acres of land, that is, more than 10 and less than 11 acres.

Answer 2

let the number of acres each buyer receives be x:
thus
thus total amount of land for 8 buyers will be:
8×x≤83
8x≤83
x≤10.375
this implies that each piece will be:
(10≤x≤11)
thus the answer is:
B. more than 10 and less than 11