Question

a farmer uses 1/6 of his land to plant pineapples, 5/9 to plant durians and the remaining 48.5 acres to plant vegetables. calculate the area of land used to plant pineapples and durians​

Answer 1

Explanation:

x = total area of land

x - 1/6 × x - 5/9 × x = 48.5 | multiply both sides by 6

6x - x - 30/9 × x = 291

5x - 30/9 × x = 291 | multitude both sides by 9

45x - 30x = 2,619

15x = 2,619

x = 174.6 acres

pineapples were planted on 174.6 × 1/6 = 29.1 acres.

durians were planted on 174.6 × 5/9 = 97 acres.