Question

To make extra money, Charlotte and Lola mow 5 acres of grass at the park each week, splitting the work equally. How many acres did each girl mow each week?

a) 1/5 acres
b) 1/2 acres
c) 5/2 acres
d) 5 acres

Answer 1

Charlotte and Lola each mowed 2.5 acres of grass at the park every week, which can also be expressed as 5/2 acres.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many acres each girl mowed, we simply divide the total acres mowed by the number of people doing the work. Charlotte and Lola mow a total of 5 acres each week. There are two girls, so to split the work equally, we divide 5 acres by 2. This can be done as follows:

1. Divide the total acres (5) by the number of people (2).
2. Calculate 5 ÷ 2 which equals 2.5 acres.

Therefore, each girl mowed 2.5 acres each week, which corresponds to answer option c) 5/2 acres.