Question

A father wishes to distribute his 2 hectare field equally among his 4 sons. How many ares will each son's plot measure?

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Answer 1

50 ares

Explanation:

You want the area each of 4 sons will receive if a 2 hectare plot is divided equally among them.

Hectare

A hectare is 100 ares, so 2 hectares is 200 ares. One quarter of that area is ...

(200 ares)/4 = 50 ares

Each son's plot will be 50 ares.