farmer scott has 37 1/4 acres of farm land. He has 4 1/2 days to plow the field, how many acres does he plow per day

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Answer 1

(37 1/4 ) /( 4 1/2) 

 

Change each mixed fraction to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by denominator and add the numerator.Put the answer over the denominator given 

 

37*4 + 1=149

149/4 

 

4*2+ 1= 9 

9/2

 

(149/4)/(9/2) 

When dividing fractions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal. Multiply straight across 

 

149/4 * 2/9 =(149*2)/ (4*9) =298/36

 

Reduce the fraction

298/36= 8 10/36 =8 5/18 acres per day