Question

Mr. oak purchased 8 1/2 acres of land and plans to build 17 houses, each on an equal amount of land how many acres will each plot of land contain​

Answer 1

Answer:

1/2 acre

Step-by-step explanation:

Total land purchased = 8 1/2 = (8*2+1)/2 =(16+1)/2= 17/2 acre

No of houses = 17

Land occupied by each house

$= \frac{ \frac{17}{2} }{17} \\ \\ = \frac{17}{17 \times 2} \\ \\ = \frac{1}{2} \: acre$