SOLUTION: Hi bob grew som fruits and vegies on a fixed plot of land.he decided to increase the area of land growing fruits by 100m^2, causing the area of land growing fruits to increase by

Question 1101791: Hi
bob grew som fruits and vegies on a fixed plot of land.he decided to increase the area of land growing fruits by 100m^2, causing the area of land growing fruits to increase by 20% and the area of land growing veggies to decrease by 25%. What was the area of the plot of land he had.
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Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I deleted my original response.

I misread the problem as saying that the total area of the garden was increased by 100 square meters.

The problem says, instead, that the area for growing fruit was increased by 100 square meters (and, presumably, the total area of the garden stayed the same).

If F and V are the areas devoted to growing fruits and veggies, respectively, then
the new areas for the two types of produce are F+100 and V-100.

If the area for growing fruits increases by 20%, then

The garden currently has 500 square meters for growing fruit.

And if the area for growing veggies decreases by 25%, then

The garden currently has 400 square meters fro growing veggies.

So the total garden area is 500+400 = 900 square meters.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Original area for the fruit
F

Original area for vegetables, V
Decreased 25%, corresponding the the change of 100 square meters

Total original area,
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