Question

Mr. Flowers 23 1/4 of land. He is going to 1/3 the acreage. He will sell the rest as 1/2-acrea lots. How many lots will he have for sale? A.16 B.31 C.37 D.43

Answer 1

B. 31

Explanation:

The acreage Mr. Flowers intends to sell is 2/3 of his total, so is ...

(2/3)(23 1/4) = (2/3)(93/4) = 31/2 . . . . acres

Divided by 1/2 (which is the size of a lot), we will get the number of lots this will make:

(31/2)/(1/2) = 31/1 = 31

Mr. Flowers will have 31 lots for sale.