Question

Anyango divided her 50 hectares farm as follows.maize took 35% of the farm beans 32%;potatoes 24% and millet took the remaining part.

a). What is the area covered by each crop in hectares?
b) Anyango increased the plot for beans by 11 and quater % and reduced the plot for potatoes by 15%in the following year.​

Answer 1

a = Maize takes up 17.5 Hectares, Beans takes up 16 Hectares, and Potatoes takes up 12 hectares

b = Beans takes up 17.8 hectares, and Potatoes takes up 10.2 Hectares

Explanation:

A: 50/100 = .5

.5 is = to 1% of the farm

Maize = .5*35

Maize = 17.5 Hectares

Beans = .5*32

Beans = 16 Hectares

Potatoes = .5*24

Potatoes = 12 hectares

B: Beans: 16*1.1125 = 17.8 hectares

Potatoes: 12*.85 = 10.2 Hectares