can a forest that is 9/10 acre be divided into an even number of plots that are 1/7 acre? explain how you know?
It could --
9/10 * 1/7 = 9/70
But I wouldn't know how to divide land into 9/70 of an acre for each plot.
I thought I needed to do 9/10 x 7/1 which is 63/10 = 6 3/10
How can you end up with 6 acres when you started with less than 1 acre??
To determine if a forest that is 9/10 acre can be divided into an even number of plots that are 1/7 acre, we can follow these steps:
1. Find the total number of 1/7 acre plots that can fit in 9/10 acre:
- Convert 9/10 acre to a common denominator with 1/7 acre, which is 70/70 acre.
- Divide 70/70 acre by 1/7 acre: (70/70 acre) ÷ (1/7 acre) = (70/70) × (7/1) = 70/10
2. Determine if the result from step 1 is an even number:
- Since 70/10 equals 7, it is an odd number.
Therefore, the answer to whether a forest that is 9/10 acre can be divided into an even number of plots that are 1/7 acre is no.