SOLUTION: A farmer has 27 hectares of land. He decided to share it among his three workers in the ratio of 5 :3:1. Calculate how many hectares of land each worker will get

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Question 1022741: A farmer has 27 hectares of land. He decided to share it among his three workers in the ratio of 5 :3:1. Calculate how many hectares of land each worker will get

Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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27/5+3+1=27/9=3
The first worker gets 5x3,or 15 hectares. The second gets 9 hectares, and the third get 3 hectares!!!!!!!!!!!!!