A piece of land measures 3 3/4 acres and is for sale at $60,000. What is the price per acre?
How do I set this up?
3*4+1=15/4
15/4 divided by 60,000/1????
I'd first turn the 3 3/4 acres into a decimal since this can be done easily. Then, divide the total amount by the number of acres.
60,000 divided by 3.75 should give you the price per acre.
Good luck!
I can not use decimals yet I need to work this out in fraction form and that is why I am stuck.
Okay, we can do it by leaving your 3 3/4 in fraction form. It is still a division problem, so you will have to use the reciprocal of the 3 3/4.
60,000 divided by 3 3/4...you must turn the 3 3/4 into an improper fraction..15/4. Now you have 60,000 divided by 15/4
In order to divide a fraction, you must invert or use the reciprocal of the "divided by" and change it to multiplication. So we have
60.000/1 x 4/15 = 240.000/15
Now, divide the numerator by the denominator and you will have your answer.
okay now I see what I was doing wrong. I was multiplying 1/60,000 by 15/4 instead og 60,000/1
my final answer is $16,000
Exactly:)
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3 3/4 divided by 60,000
3 3/4 * 1/60,000 because you change to the reciprocal
change 3 3/4 to 15/4
SO 15/4 * 1/60,000
I THINK THAT IS CORRECT
SORRY I AM WRONG
To find the price per acre, we need to divide the total price by the total number of acres.
First, let's convert the mixed fraction 3 3/4 into an improper fraction:
3 * 4 + 3 = 15/4 (3 multiplied by 4 and added to the numerator)
Now, we can set up the division:
(15/4) ÷ (60,000/1)
To divide fractions, we can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. The reciprocal of a fraction 'a/b' is 'b/a'. So, we have:
(15/4) * (1/60,000)
Next, multiply the numerators and the denominators together:
(15 * 1)/(4 * 60,000) = 15/240,000
Simplifying this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 15 to get:
1/16,000
So, the price per acre is $1/16,000.
If you want to calculate the actual price per acre in dollars, you would divide $60,000 by the total number of acres (3 3/4).