Question

Toms garden is 8 acres. Two fifths is corn. Of that, three tenths is early corn and one tenth is late corn. How many acres of early corn does he have ?

Answer 1

He have 0.96 acres of early corn.

Explanation:

Given:

Toms garden is 8 acres. Two fifths is corn.

Of that, three tenths is early corn and one tenth is late corn.

Now, to find the acres of early corn.

Total garden = 8 acres.

Total Corn in garden =
`(2)/(5)\ of\ 8=(2)/(5) * 8=(16)/(5)` acres.

As, given of the total corn in garden, three tenths is early corn.

Now, to get the early corn he have:

=
`(3)/(10) of (16)/(5)`

=
`(3)/(10) * (16)/(5)`

=
`(48)/(50)`

=
`0.96\ acres.`

Therefore, he have 0.96 acres of early corn.