Question

A developer owns 24 acres of land. He plans to use 1.2 acres for an entrance into a house development and divide the remaining land into 0.6 acre lots. How many lots will he have?

Answer 1

38 acre lots.

Explanation:

we can write the below mathematical expression from the question

`(24 - 1.2) / 0.6`

`= 22.8/ 0.6`

`= (228)/(10) / (6)/(10)`

`= (228)/(10) * (10)/(6)`

=38