Question

Writing A farmer recently sold a large plot of land. The sale decreased his total acreage by 12%. Let X be the original acreage. Find two equivalent expressions that will give the new

acreage Use pencil and paper. Use the expressions to describe two ways to find the new

acreage.

Which two expressions will give the new acreage?


A 12x

B. 0.88x-0.12

C. 0.12%

D. 0.88x

E. x-0.12x

F x-12x

Answer 1

The two expressions are X-0.12X and 0.88X

Explanation:

Let X be the initial amount for the plot of land. If the sale decreased his total acreage by 12%, the decrement will be expressed as 12% of the initial amount of land as shown;

12% of X

= 0.12x

The new acreage will be the difference between the initial amount of land and the decrement.

New acreage = Initial amount - decrement

New acreage = X-0.12X

New acreage = 0.88X