Question

Dwight owns
1,600
acres of farmland. He wants to split the land into fourths and sell off each of the parcels.

Which expression shows the amount of acres that each parcel will contain?

Select two that apply.

Responses

1,600
⋅
1
4
1,600
⋅
1
4
- no response given

1,600
+
1
4
1 comma 600 plus 1 fourth - no response given

1,600
÷
1
4
1,600
÷
1
4
- no response given

1,600
÷
4
1,600
÷
4
- correct

1,600
−
1
4
1 comma 600 minus 1 fourth - no response given

16
⋅
4
16
⋅
4
- incorrect

Answer 1

To find the amount of acres that each parcel will contain when Dwight splits his 1,600 acres of farmland into fourths, you need to divide the total acres by the number of parcels.

The correct expressions that show this calculation are:

1. **1,600 ÷ 4**

This expression correctly calculates the amount of land in each parcel by dividing the total acreage by 4.

2. **1,600 * 1/4**

This expression is also correct as it calculates one fourth of the total acreage by multiplying by the fraction 1/4.

So, the two correct responses are:
- **1,600 ÷ 4**
- **1,600 * 1/4** (not explicitly listed in your options, but it is a correct form)

To summarize, Dwight can split his land into parcels of either **1,600 ÷ 4** acres or **1,600 * 1/4** acres.