Question

$\text{A farmland of 8 acres is equally distributed}\text{among 4 different farmers. If each farmer}\text{then divides his plot into 3 equal sections,}\text{the area of each section will be \_\_\_\_\_\_}$

• A. $\frac{1}{3}\text{acres}$
• B. $\frac{2}{3}\text{acres}$
• C. $\frac{1}{3}\text{acres}$
• D. $1\frac{2}{3}\text{acres}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{2}{3}\text{acres}$

$\text{The farmland is distributed among the}\text{farmers as follows:}$


$\therefore \text{Each farmer gets 2 acres of farmland}$ $\text{as their plot, which is further divided}\text{into 3 equal sections.}$

$\text{The division of the plots can be}\text{represented as:}$


$\therefore \text{The area of each section is}\frac{2}{3}\text{acre.}$