A field that is 4/5 acres must be planted with seed. If 40 people will split the job equally, how many acres must each person plant? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

4/5 divided by 40

change division to multiplication by flipping the divisor upside down to 1/40

(4/5)(1/40) = 4/5(40) = 1/5(10) = 1/50 = 0.02

or

4/5 = 0.8

0.8/40 = 0.1/5 = 0.02 acres per person