Mr. Smith divided equally among his four sons7/8 of his land. what part of his land did each of his sons got?
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2007-03-16 18:00:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
7/8 divide 4
=7/8 divide 4/1
=7/8 x 1/4
=7/32
2007-03-16 18:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Hanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 4 sons together got 7/8 of his land. let x be the fraction that each son got. the equation is therefore
4x=7/8 divide both sides by 4
x=7/32
each son received 7/32 of Mr. Smith's land.
2007-03-16 18:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(7/8) land / 4 sons = (7/8) x (1/4) = 7/32 of mr. smith's land for each of his four sons
2007-03-16 18:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by kingspence1104 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7/8 x 1/4 = 7/32 of his land.
2007-03-16 18:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by Coleman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay this is the thing everyone is saying 7/32 but i thought when u divide a fraction its times the reciprocal therefore making the equation X=4 x 8/7 and the answer being 32/7
2007-03-16 18:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by BLESSED AND TTC #1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7/8 /4 = 7/32 part each
4 sons would total 28/32 and 1/8 left = 4/32
so total =1
Equation:
1 = 1/8 + x/4
or
x/4 = 1 - 1/8
2007-03-16 18:05:47 · answer #6 · answered by mitzbitz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each son = 7/8 * (total land) /4
=7/32 of total land
2007-03-16 18:03:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
total land=7/8
equally divided among four
therefore each got 1/4th of 7/8
ie, 7/32
2007-03-16 18:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by quickanu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
son's land = 1/4 * 7/8 = 7/32
each son got 7 32nds of the fathers land! :)
2007-03-16 18:05:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x=land
7/8*x divided in 4
7/8x/4 =7/32*x
2007-03-16 18:04:54 · answer #10 · answered by djin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋