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it takes 45 pounds of seeds to completely plant a 5 acre field how many acres can be planted per pound of seed

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1/9 acres. It's 9lbs/acre so you dive that by 9 and get 1/9 acres/lbs.
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Find the unit rate:

45 pounds
__________ = 9 acres per pound of seeds
5 acres
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