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Molly uses exactly 112 bags of fertilizer to fertilize 25% of the total number of acres in a field each year. It takes 9 1/3 bags to fertilize 1 acre of the field. What is the total number of acres in the field?
A) 3
B) 12
C) 36
D) 48
PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER


Sagot :

MrTang
9 1/3 bags is 9,333333333333333...
112 bags / 9,33... = 12
Since Molly fertilizes 25%, we need to multiply 12 acres with 4
12*4 = 48
There are 48 acres in the field