Question

A farmer plowed 4 1/8 acres in the morning and 1 5/8 acres in the afternoon. How many acres did the farmer plow in total?

Answer 1

1 acre is equal to 0.404686hectares or 0.4047

he ploughed 4 1/8 acres in the morning, i.e. 33/8 acres

he ploughed 1 5/8 acres in the afternoon, i.e. 13/8 acres

in all, he ploughed 33/8+13/8 = 46/8 acres = 23/4 acres

1 acre = 0.4047 hectares

conversion into hectares 23/4 acres = (23*0.4047)/4=2.327025hectares about 2.33hec

Explanation:

Answer 2

5 3/4 acres

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Add the acres plowed in the morning and the acres plowed in the afternoon.

First, we add the whole number parts of the mixed numbers:

• 4 acres + 1 acre = 5 acres

Then, we add the fractional parts:

• 1/8 acre + 5/8 acre = 6/8 acre

Now, we can simplify the fraction:

• 6/8 acre = 3/4 acre

Finally, we add the whole number and the simplified fraction:

• 5 acres + 3/4 acre = 5 3/4 acres