To find out how many acres of land Tammy grows beets on, you need to calculate \( \frac{2}{3} \) of 28 acres.
You can do this by multiplying:
\[ \frac{2}{3} \times 28 \]
To perform the multiplication, you can express 28 as a fraction:
\[ \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{28}{1} = \frac{2 \times 28}{3 \times 1} = \frac{56}{3} \]
Now, to convert \( \frac{56}{3} \) into a mixed number, divide 56 by 3:
When you divide,
- 3 goes into 56 a total of 18 times (since \( 3 \times 18 = 54 \)).
- The remainder is \( 56 - 54 = 2 \).
Thus, \( \frac{56}{3} \) can be expressed as:
\[ 18 \frac{2}{3} \]
Therefore, Tammy grows beets on \( \frac{56}{3} \) acres, or as a mixed number:
\[ 18 \frac{2}{3} \text{ acres} \]