A 40 acre plot of land is to be divided into building lots, each 3/4 acre in size. How many lots can be created?
Your problem will be set up as
40 divided by 3/4
When dividing by a fraction, flip the "divided by" fraction then multiply. So.
40 x 4/3. Multiply and reduce and you'll have your answer!
To find out how many lots can be created on a 40-acre plot of land, we need to divide the total area of the plot by the size of each lot.
1. Convert the size of each lot from an improper fraction to a mixed number:
- 3/4 acre = 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75 acre
2. Determine the number of lots by dividing the total area of the plot by the size of each lot:
- Number of lots = Total area ÷ Size of each lot
- Number of lots = 40 acres ÷ 0.75 acre
Now, let's calculate the number of lots:
Dividing 40 acres by 0.75 acre:
- 40 ÷ 0.75 = 53.33
Since we cannot have a fraction of a lot, we need to round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, we can create 53 lots on the 40-acre plot of land.