Question

Paige mows 1/6 acre in 1/4 hour.How many acres does paige mow per hour?

Answer 1

You're finding a "unit rate" here: acres per hour, or acres/hour.

Divide 1/6 acre by 1/4 hour. I noticed right away that multiplying "1/4 hour" by 4 results in 1. So, I multiplied both sides of this rate by 4, obtaining

4/6 acre per 1 hour, or 2/3 acre per hour, or 2/3 acre/hr.

Answer 2

1 4 4 2
---- x ----- = ------- = ------ acres
6 1 6 3



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