Question

Clayton is plowing a wheat field. There are a total of 240 acres to be plowed. If he can plow 4 acres per hour, which equation would represent A, the number of acres left to plow, after Clayton has plowed for h hours?

0a. A = 4 - 240h

0b. A = 240 - 4h

0c. A = 4 + 240h

0d. A = 240 + 4h

Answer 1

The correct equation would be:

0b. A = 240 - 4h

Step-by-step explanation:

If Clayton can plow 4 acres per hour, the number of acres he can plow in 'h' hours would be 4h.

Therefore, the number of acres left to plow would be the total number of acres (240) minus the number of acres he has already plowed (4h).

Hence, the equation that represents the number of acres left to plow would be A = 240 - 4h.