Question

A farmer has a 35-acre field. He can plow his field at a rate of 3 acres per hour. He has already plowed 8 acres. How much longer will it take to plow the rest of the field?

Answer 1

After subtracting the already plowed 8 acres from the total 35 acres, there are 27 acres left. The farmer can plow at a rate of 3 acres per hour, so it will take an additional 9 hours to plow the rest of the field.

Step-by-step explanation:

The farmer has already plowed 8 acres of his 35-acre field. To find out how much longer it will take to plow the remaining field, we first need to calculate how many acres are left to be plowed. We subtract the acres already plowed from the total acreage:

35 acres - 8 acres = 27 acres left to plow.

The farmer can plow at a rate of 3 acres per hour, so to calculate the remaining time, we divide the remaining acres by the rate:

27 acres ÷ 3 acres per hour = 9 hours.

It will take the farmer an additional 9 hours to finish plowing his field.