Question

A farmer divides 20 acres into 1/4- acre sections. Into how many sections does the farmer divide her land

Answer 1

Correct answer is 80. If the farmer divides his 20 acres into 1/4 sections, then there will be 4 sections for every acre. 20 multiplied by 4 is 80.

Answer 2

There are 4 fourths in 1 whole thing.

1 acre ==> 4 sections
2 acres ==> 8 sections
3 acres ==> 12 sections
4 acres ==> 16 sections
5 acres ==> 20 sections
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10 acres ==> 40 sections
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15 acres ==> 60 sections
16 acres ==> 64 sections
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19 acres ==> 76 sections
20 acres ==> ?