Question

A land developer wants to divide up 3/5 of an acre of land into equally-sized lots for houses. She wants to build 6 houses. How big can she make each lot?

Answer 1

Answer:

Each equally-sized lot will be a $1/10$ of an acre

Step-by-step explanation:

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The land developer wants to divide up 3/5 of an acre of land into equally-sized lots for houses, as she wants to build 6 houses, so we have to divide

$\frac{3}{5} \div 6=\frac{3}{5 \times 6}=\frac{1}{5 \times 2} =\frac{1}{10} of\ an\ acre$ of land is available for each house