Question

Carlos has 7 1/2 acres of farmland. He uses 1/3 of the acres to graze animals and 1/5 of the acres to grow vegetables . How many acres does Carlos use for grazing animals or for growing vegetables.??

Answer 1

7 1/2 acres = 15 / 2 acres and a third of this is 5/2 or 2.5 acres for grazing animals.

7 1/2 acres = 15 / 2 acres and a fifth of this is 3/2 or 1.5 acres for growing vegetables.