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A builder has an 3-acre plot divided into 1 3 -acre home sites. How many 1 3 -acre home sites are there?

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Answer:

9 home sites

Explanation:

Given that :

Total size = 3 acre

Size of each home site = 1/3 of an acre

Number of home sites :

Total size ÷ size of each home site

3 acre ÷ (1/3) acre

3 * 3/1 = 9

Hence, the number of homesite on the 3 _acre plot is 9

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