Question

A farmer was dividing up his one eighth acre of land between his 6 children. Since each child got the same amount of land, how much of the acre did each child receive?

Answer 1

Acre of land = 43,560 sq feet

(1/8) 43,560 = 5,445 square feet

This has to be divided by 6, each child gets

5,445 /6 of an acre = 907.5 square feet

So each child received one sixth of one eighth of an acre which equals

1/48 of an acre.

PROOF:

43,560 / 48 = 907.5

Explanation: