Question

Mr. Mancuso plants tomatoes on 1/3 acre of land, corn on 3/4 acre, and carrots on 1/2 acre. On how many acres of land total did he plant?

1 acres


1 acres


1 acres


2 acres

Answer 1

Mr. Mancuso planted a total of 1 7/12 acres on his land after adding up 1/3 acre of tomatoes, 3/4 acre of corn, and 1/2 acre of carrots.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many acres Mr. Mancuso planted in total, we need to add up the acres used for each type of crop:

• Tomatoes: 1/3 acre
• Corn: 3/4 acre
• Carrots: 1/2 acre

The combined acreage is 1/3 + 3/4 + 1/2. To add these fractions, we need a common denominator, which is 12 in this case. Convert each fraction to have the denominator of 12:

• Tomatoes: 4/12 acre (multiplied the numerator and denominator of 1/3 by 4)
• Corn: 9/12 acre (multiplied the numerator and denominator of 3/4 by 3)
• Carrots: 6/12 acre (multiplied the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by 6)

Now add the fractions: 4/12 + 9/12 + 6/12 which equals 19/12 acres.

Since 19/12 is greater than 1, it is the same as 1 7/12 acres when expressed as a mixed number.

Therefore, Mr. Mancuso planted 1 7/12 acres in total.

Answer 2

1 7/12 acres of land

Step-by-step explanation:

Tomatoes = 1/3 acre of land

Corn = 3/4 acre of land

Carrots = 1/2 acre of land

Total acres of land he planted = tomatoes + corn + carrots

= 1/3 + 3/4 + 1/2

= (4+9+6) / 12

= 19/12 acres

= 1 7/12 acres of land

Or

= 1.5833333333333 acres

Total acres of land he planted = 1 7/12 acres of land

None of the given options is correct