Question

On Michael's farm they have a herd of dairy cattle. There are one hundred eight cows in the herd. If it takes a third of an acre of pastureland to provide grass for each cow, how many acres of pastureland are needed to provide grass for their dairy cattle?

Answer 1

If it takes 1/3 of an acre for each cow then you'd get 108 and divide it by 3 so it would take 36 acres to feed all the cows.

Answer 2

Answer: There are 36 acres to provide grass for their dairy cattle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of cows in the herd = 108

Number of acre of pastureland to provide grass for each cow = $\dfrac{1}{3}$

We need to find the number of acres of pastureland that are needed to provide grass for their dairy cattle.

So, Number of acres in all is given by

$108\times \dfrac{1}{3}\\\\=36\ acres$

Hence, there are 36 acres to provide grass for their dairy cattle.