Read and analyze the problem.

Question

Choose the appropriate operation.

Solve the problem.

Estimate to check the solution.

The Fram family plants fruit on 65.1 acres of land. They want to divide that land into 3 equal sections to grow different kinds of fruit. How many acres will be in each section?


acres will be in each section.

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we need to divide the total amount of land (65.1 acres) into 3 equal sections.

Step 1: Choose the appropriate operation.

The appropriate operation here is division since we want to divide the total acres of land by the number of sections.

Step 2: Solve the problem.

We will divide 65.1 acres by 3.

\[ \frac{65.1}{3} = 21.7 \]

Thus, each section will contain 21.7 acres.

Step 3: Estimate to check the solution.

To estimate, we can round 65.1 to 65. Dividing 65 by 3 gives us approximately 21.67, which rounds to 22.

Since our exact answer is 21.7, the estimated value of around 22 acres serves as a good check; our exact solution is reasonable.

Final Answer:

Each section will have 21.7 acres.