The tank on your sprayer holds 420 gallons and sprays at 60 gallons per acre. How many acres can you treat?

To determine how many acres you can treat with the sprayer, you need to divide the total capacity of the tank by the application rate per acre. In this case, the tank holds 420 gallons, and the sprayer applies pesticide at a rate of 60 gallons per acre.

Performing the calculation:

420 gallons ÷ 60 gallons per acre = 7 acres.

This means that with a full tank of 420 gallons, you can effectively treat 7 acres of land. The key to understanding this problem lies in recognizing the relationship between total volume and the application rate, enabling you to find the total area that can be treated based on the resources available.