The city council has a 7/9 acre plot of land to develop for the city. The council will use the land to make separate sections that each have an area of 1/6 for gardens. What is the greatest number of full 1/6 acre sections that can be be made from the the 7/9 acre land plot?

A.1
B.3
C.4

Question

The city council has a 7/9 acre plot of land to develop for the city.  The council will use the land to make separate sections that each have an area of 1/6 for gardens. What is the greatest number of full 1/6 acre sections that can be be made from the the 7/9 acre land plot?

A.1
B.3
C.4

sneyzy · Answer

You need to find common denominators between the 1/6 and the 7/9. After that the rest is just simple math to find how many of the 1/6's goes into the 7/9.