Question

You have to plant 20,000 seeds, and the planting 4,000 seeds per acre. Which of the following correctly calculates the area of the land where you are planting?

a. 7 acres
b. 15 acres
c. 5 acres
d. 20 acres

Answer 1

To find the area of land needed to plant 20,000 seeds at a rate of 4,000 seeds per acre, you can use the following calculation:

\[ \text{Area (acres)} = \frac{\text{Total seeds}}{\text{Seeds per acre}} \]

Plugging in the numbers:

\[ \text{Area (acres)} = \frac{20,000 \text{ seeds}}{4,000 \text{ seeds per acre}} = 5 \text{ acres} \]

So the correct answer is:

**c. 5 acres**