Question

Mr Jenkins runs a large arable farm.

He grows three times as much wheat than barley,
and three times as much barley than corn. Farmer
Jenkins grows twice as much corn as pumpkins.
Mr Jenkins's farm has an area of 270 acres.

Answer 1

Set

that

x acres.

wood to

then

2x

are

used

to grow

and 6x acres. are

used

to grow barley.

and

16x

acres

Ore

used

to

grow

where.

§ set up

riddles

according

to quation

x +

2x

+6

x

+ 16x

=

270

{total oven is

270

acres?

252

=270

x = 10.8

solve

equersion

for 23

So

10.8

acnes

are

used

to

grow

pumpkins.