Question

One large family of 9 owns a 239 acre plot of land. The parents wish to keep 50 acres of this land and divide the rest up evenly among the 7 children when they turn 18.

Part A:
Write an equation that shows how many acres (x) each child will receive when they turn 18.

Part B:
How many acres will each child receive?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Total Area of Land= 239 Acre.

Total People =9 people including parents,

i.e. 2 Person = Parents

7 Person = Children

Further parents retain 50 acres so we can say 2x= 50 acres of land

let the person be x

2x+7x=239

50+7x=239

Part A: 7x=239-50

7x=189

Part B: x=189/7

x=27 acre

therefore 27 acre land each child will receive