A land owner donates three acres of land to the city. The mayor of the city uses one acre of the land for a playground and the r

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lora16 [44]

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A land owner donates three acres of land to the city. The mayor of the city uses one acre of the land for a playground and the r

est of the land for community garden plots. Each garden plot is 1/3 acre. How many plots are there?

Mathematics

2 answers:

topjm [15] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T20:45:20+03:00

topjm [15]3 years ago

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Answer:

10 acres

Step-by-step explanation:

Shkiper50 [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-13T18:45:50+03:00

Shkiper50 [21]3 years ago

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Answer: 6 plots

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the mayor uses one of the three acres for a playground, we now have 2 acres left. Since each plot is one third of an acre, we know we can fit three plots into each acre. We have two acres, so 3x2=6. We have 6 plots.