Question

A farmer owns a total of 9 3/4 acres of land. The land is separated into 3 equally sized sections. How many acres are in each section?

Answer 1

3.25 acres

Explanation:

Given:

Total land owns by a farmer =
`9(3)/(4)` =
`(39)/(4)`

Land separated into = 3 equal size

Question asked:

Acres are in each section = ?

Solution:

By applying simple division process,

Total land =
`9(3)/(4)` =
`(39)/(4)`

Separated among = 3 equal size

Each section has =
`(39)/(4) / 3`

=
`(39)/(4)*(1)/(3)`

=
`(39)/(12) = 3.25`

Therefore, acres are in each section = 3.25