Question

(a)It takes 51

Answer 1

a) Given :

51 pounds of seed  can be planted in = 9 acre field.

Per pound of seed = $\frac{9 \ acre}{51 \ pounds \ of \ seed}$

We can convert 9/51 in simplest fraction by dividing top and bottom by 3.

We get

$\frac{9/3}{51/3}=\frac{3}{17}$

Therefore, 3/17 of an acrs can be planted per pound of seed.

b) $10 amount = 16 pounds of sugar.

$1 amount = 16/10 = 1.6 pounds of sugar.

Therefore, 1.6 pounds of sugar she got per dollar.