SOLUTION: A farmer bought 100 ha of land, part at $1850 per hectare and part at $2250 paying for the whole $213000. How much land was there in each part? Do not round intermediate

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Question 1097711: A farmer bought 100 ha of land, part at $1850 per hectare and part at $2250


paying for the whole $213000. How much land was there in each part?
Do not round intermediate results. Round only final answers. Round to the whole.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let  "x" be the the area bought at $1850, measured in "ha".


Then the remaining area is (10-x) ha.


The "money equation" is


1850*x + 2250*(100-x) = 213000.


Simplify and solve for x.