SOLUTION: a group of foysters planted 12 1/2 acres one month and another month 7 3/4. the next summer the fire destroyed 1/3 acres. how many acres remain?

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Question 889879: a group of foysters planted 12 1/2 acres one month and another month 7 3/4. the next summer the fire destroyed 1/3 acres. how many acres remain?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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12.5 + 7.75 = 20.25 acres planted in 2 months.
If 1%2F3 acre was destroyed, then 20.25 - .33 = 19.92 acres remaining.
Or did you perhaps mean that 1%2F3 *of* the acres was destroyed?
In that case 1%2F3 * 81%2F4 = 63%2F4 acres destroyed, leaving 131%2F2 acres remaining untouched by fire.