Question

It costs $520 to plant 4 acres of corn.how much would it cost to plant 3/5 acres of corn

Answer 1

3/5 acres of corn* ($520/ 4 acres)= $78

It would cost $78 to plant 3/5 acres of corn~

Answer 2

you can set up a fraction.
`(520)/(4) = (x)/(.6)`

Cross multiply


`312=4x`

Divide both sides by 4

x=78

$78 to plant 3/5 an acre of corn