A farmer owns a total of 14 acres of land. The land is separated into 5 5/6 equally sized sections. How many acres are in each section?

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Jillian Keller

23 February, 13:48

A farmer owns a total of 14 acres of land. The land is separated into 5 5/6 equally sized sections. How many acres are in each section?

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Colten · Answer 1

I think it would be 14 : 5 5/6 = 2 2/5.

Halle Benton · Answer 2

Check for me, as I may be incorrect:

So we know a farmer owns 14 acres of land, and it's split into 5 5/6 equally sized sections, so we can divide 14 by 5 5/6 to get our answer:

14 : 5 5/6 = 2 2/5.

There are 2 2/5 or 2.4 acres of land in each section.