SOLUTION: A farmer has 3/5 of his land under cultivation. He grows soybeans on 3/4 of that land. If he has 270 acres of soybeans how much land does he have under cultivation?

Question 949155: A farmer has 3/5 of his land under cultivation. He grows soybeans on 3/4 of that land. If he has 270 acres of soybeans how much land does he have under cultivation?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A farmer has 3/5 of his land under cultivation.
He grows soybeans on 3/4 of that land. If he has 270 acres of soybeans
how much land does he have under cultivation?
:
Find what fraction of the land is in soybeans
* =
let t = total amt of land he has
t = 270
t = 270 *
t = 600 total acres
"How much land does he have under cultivation?"
* 600 = 360 acres
:
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Check this " He grows soybeans on 3/4 of that land."
* 360 = 270

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