Question

Answer each part. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth. (a) It takes 24 pounds of seed to completely plant a 4-acre field. How many acres can be planted per pound of seed? acresperpound (b) A color printer prints 12 pages in 7 minutes. How many pages does it print per minute? pagesperminute

Answer 1

Explanation:

A: 0.17 acres per pound of seed

Divide the acres by the amount of seed to find out the area that each pound of seed could plant:

4 acres / 24lbs = 1/6 = 0.1666... ≈ 0.17 acres per lb

B: 1.7 pages per minute

Divide the amount of pages by the number of minutes to find the number of pages it prints per minute:

12 pages / 7 minutes = 12/7 = 1.7142... ≈ 1.7 pages per minute