Question

Tom needs to plow 1.1 acres of land. If he can plow 5.5 acres in an hour, how many hours will it take?

Answer 1

Given:

Tom needs to plow 1.1 acres of land.

He can plow 5.5 acres in an hour.

To find:

The time taken by Tom to plow 1.1 acres of land.

Solution:

We have,

Time take by Tom to plow 5.5 acres = 1 hour

Time take by Tom to plow 1 acre = $\dfrac{1}{5.5}$ hour

Time take by Tom to plow 1.1 acres = $\dfrac{1.1}{5.5}$ hour

                                                           = $0.2$ hour

Therefore, the time taken by Tom to plow 1.1 acres of land is 0.2 hour.