Question

A builder buys 12.4 acres of land to develop a new set of walking trails and baseball fields.

Part A
The builder plans to use 0.25 of the land for baseball fields. How many acres will the builder use for the baseball fields?
_____ acres
Part B
The builder buys a second property that has 0.6 times as many acres as the first property. How many acres of land are in the second property?
_____ acres

Please explain your steps and what you did. Thank you!

Answer 1

a. 3.1 acres

b. 7.44 acres

Explanation:

a.

0.25 can also be written as 25%

to find 25% of 12.4 do:

25/100 * 12.4 (cross multiply by 4)

= 25/25 * 3.1

= 1 *3.1

= 3.1

b.

0.6 * 12.4

= 7.44