A farmer reserves a portion of land to raise sheep. The portion of land contains 6 sections, each containing 8 acres If there are 96 sheep within the portion of land how many sheep are there per acre

Question

A farmer reserves a portion of land to raise sheep. The portion of land contains 6 sections, each containing 8 acres If there are 96 sheep within the portion of land, how many sheep are there per acre?

A. 2 sheep per acre

B. 12 sheep per acre

C. 16 sheep per acre

D. 48 sheep per acre

Answer 1

6 section, 8 acres each, gives us a total of 48 acres

96 sheep per 48 acres is represented as (96/48) which equals 2

Therefore there are 2 sheep per acre

Answer choice A