Blanca owns 7 1/2 acres of farmland. She grows beets on 1/2 of the land. On how many acres of land does Blanca grow beets?
7 1/2 x 1/2 = ?
or 7.5 x 0.5 = ?
yes sir
To figure out how many acres of land Blanca grows beets on, we need to find half of the total land she owns.
Blanca owns 7 1/2 acres of land. To find half of this, we divide it by 2:
7 1/2 ÷ 2 = 3 3/4
So, Blanca grows beets on 3 3/4 acres of land.
1/2 * (7 + 1/2) = 3 1/2 + 1/4 = 3 3/4
or
1/2 * 15/2 = 15/4 = 3 3/4