Question

A cattle rancher gave 1/3 of his land to his son and kept the remaining 2/3 for himself. He kept 34 acres of land. How much land did he have to begin with?(explain with detail and steps please I do not just want the answar thank you)

Answer 1

51 Acres of land

Explanation:

Answer 2

He had 51 acres to start with.

Explanation:

Let the original plot of land be x

2/3 x = 34 Multiply both sides by 3

3 * 2/3 x = 34 * 3

2x = 102 Divide by 2

2x/2 = 102/2

x = 51