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Paige mows 1/6 acres in 1/4. How many acres does Paige mow per he

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Final answer:

Paige mows 2/3 acres per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

As Paige mows 1/6 acres in 1/4 hours.

To find out how many acres Paige mows per hour, we can divide the number of acres mowed by the number of hours worked.

In this case, Paige mows 1/6 acres in 1/4 hour.

To find the acres mowed by Paige in one hour, we divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

So, 1/6 ÷ 1/4 equals 1/6 * 4/1 which simplifies to 4/6 or 2/3 acres per hour.

Therefore, Paige mows 2/3 acres of land per hour.

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As Paige mows 1/6 acres in 1/4 hours. To find how much she is able to mow in an hour, you will have to multiply this by 4. You only need to multiply the numerator in the fraction, as otherwise, you will just get the same answer that you already have, but in a different version. Therefore 1/6 multiplied by 4 is 4/6, which can also be simplified to 2/3.
Therefore, Paige is able to mow 2/3 acres in one hour.
Hope this helps :)
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