Question

A sprinkler system is designed to water 5/8 acre of land in 1/4 hour. How many acres of land can it water in 1 hour?

Answer 1

The sprinkler system can water 2.5 acres of land in one hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a sprinkler system is designed to water 5/8 acre of land in 1/4 hour, we can calculate how many acres it can water in 1 hour by setting up a proportion. Since 1 hour is equal to 4 quarters of an hour, we can multiply the number of acres watered in a 1/4 hour by 4 to find out how many acres can be watered in a full hour.

Here is the calculation:

Acres watered in 1/4 hour: 5/8 acre

Acres watered in 1 hour: (5/8 acre) × 4 = 20/8 acres = 2.5 acres

So, the sprinkler system can water 2.5 acres of land in one hour.

Answer 2

5/8 acre of land ... 1/4 hour
x acres of land = ? ... 1 hour

If you would like to know how many acres of land can the sprinkler system water in 1 hour, you can calculate this using the following steps:

5/8 * 1 = 1/4 * x
5/8 = 1/4 * x /*4
x = 5/8 * 4
x = 5/2 = 2.5 = 2 1/2 acres of land

The correct result would be 2 1/2 acres of land.