Question

Mr. Steev planned to fence 7 1/2 acres of land to grow a new variety of wheat. After he had finished fencing 3 3/4 acres of the land, it started raining. How many acres of the land remained to be fenced?
Group of answer choices

11 1/4 acres

3 3/4 acres

3 2/3 acres

4 3/4 acres

Answer 1

To find out how many acres of land remained to be fenced, we need to subtract the area already fenced from the total area of land Mr. Steev planned to fence.

Mr. Steev planned to fence 7 1/2 acres of land.
Already fenced = 3 3/4 acres
Remaining unfenced = Total planned - Already fenced

Total planned = 7 1/2 acres
Already fenced = 3 3/4 acres

Remaining unfenced = 7 1/2 - 3 3/4
= (15/2) - (15/4)
= (30/4) - (15/4)
= 15/4
= 3 3/4 acres

Therefore, 3 3/4 acres of land remained to be fenced.