SOLUTION: One person has harvested during the morning 1/3 of a field and in the afternoon half of the rest. If you still have 170 hectares, what is the total area of the field?

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Question 1092260: One person has harvested during the morning 1/3 of a field and in the afternoon half of the rest. If you still have 170 hectares, what is the total area of the field?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/3 of the field is left, and 1/2 of that is
+%281%2F2%29%2A%282%2F3%29+=+1%2F3+
So they have harvested +1%2F3%2B+1%2F3+=+2%2F3+
and +1%2F3+ is left
Let +A+ = the total area of the field
+%281%2F3%29%2AA+=+170+
+A+=+510+ hectares