A farmer has 212 acres of land for sale. He divides the land into 18 equal sections. About how many acres are in each section?
1 Answer
Oct 7, 2016
About 10 acres per plot.
Explanation:
The clue in this question is the word 'about'.
This indicates we are working with a quick estimate, not an accurate exact answer.
There are about 200 acres which are to be divided into about 20 plots.
Each plot will be about
If we wanted an exact answer it would be:
