Sasha can mow 3/8 of an acre of grass in 45 Minutes. How many acres of grass does Sasha mow per hour?

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Slade Castaneda

24 January, 14:43

Sasha can mow 3/8 of an acre of grass in 45 Minutes. How many acres of grass does Sasha mow per hour?

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Jack Leonard · Answer 1

For this you need to set up a ratio. Sasha can do you 3/8 in 45 minutes, which is 3/8:45, or (3/8) / 45. In an hour, she can go x/60. Set the two equal to each other:

(3/8) / 45 = x/60

Cross Multiply:

(3/8) * 60 = 45*x

45x = 22.5

x = 1/2

She can do half an acre in an hour