What fraction of a square mile is a field that is 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile wide? How do you figure this?
A square mile is one that is 1 mile by 1 mile. 1 mile * 1 mile = 1 square mile
1/2 * 1/4 = 1/8 square mile
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What fraction of a square mile is a field that is 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile wide?
To figure out what fraction of a square mile a field is, we need to calculate the area of the field and then compare it to the total area of a square mile.
First, let's find the area of the field. We can do this by multiplying its length by its width. Since the field is 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile wide, the area of the field is:
Area of the field = Length * Width = (1/2) * (1/4) = 1/8 square miles
Now, we can compare the area of the field to the total area of a square mile. There are 640 acres in a square mile, and since 1 acre is equal to 1/640 of a square mile, a square mile is equal to 1 whole unit.
Therefore, the fraction of a square mile that the field occupies is:
Fraction of a square mile = Area of the field / Total area of a square mile
= (1/8) / 1
= 1/8
So, the field occupies 1/8 of a square mile.