chemistry conversion problem

Question

Ruth palladium bought 10 acres of land and built a house on 2 acres. They wanted to raise sheep on the remaining 8 acres. If it takes 1/8 hectare to raise a sheep, how many sheep can be raised on the 8 acres?

Answer 1

1 hector is equal to about 2.47 acres. How many hectares are in 8 acres? To find this, divide 8 by 2.47. 

Or, if you need to see it more clearly you can set up an equation like this:
1/2.47 = x/8 and solve for x.

 

Once you have this number, you can go on to the second part.
You know that for every 1 hectare you have you can raise 8 sheep.
Multiply the number of hectares you have by 8 and then round to the whole number. (You can't have a fraction of a sheep). Keep in mind that you must round down, even if the number is like 9.99 because you must have a full 1/8th for the sheep and no less.

 

Hope this helps. See if you can work it out. :)