SOLUTION: A farmer uses 2 gallons of insecticide concentrate to spray each ¼ acre of his land. How many gallons of the concentrate will he need to spray 10 ½ acres?
Set up the ratio of g
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Question 1026332: A farmer uses 2 gallons of insecticide concentrate to spray each ¼ acre of his land. How many gallons of the concentrate will he need to spray 10 ½ acres?
Set up the ratio of gallons to acres:
So: 2 x
--- = ----
1/4 10 1/2
I have 8/1 = x/ (10 1/2). SO 10 1/2 is converted to 21/2
Should I have multiplied both sides by 21/2 or 2/ 21? Answer by ikleyn(52792) (Show Source):
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A farmer uses 2 gallons of insecticide concentrate to spray each ¼ acre of his land. How many gallons of the concentrate will he need to spray 10 ½ acres?
Set up the ratio of gallons to acres:
So: 2 x
--- = ----
1/4 10 1/2
I have 8/1 = x/ (10 1/2). SO 10 1/2 is converted to 21/2
Should I have multiplied both sides by 21/2 or 2/ 21?
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