SOLUTION: Nathan lawnmower uses 2/3 of a tank of gas to cut 3 1 acre lawns how many one acre is the lawns can he cut with a full tank of gas

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Question 1101608: Nathan lawnmower uses 2/3 of a tank of gas to cut 3 1 acre lawns how many one acre is the lawns can he cut with a full tank of gas
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2/3) is to 3 as 1 is to x
cross-multiply
(2/3)x=3
x=3*3/2=4.5 such lawns.