Question

A farmer grows wheat in 3/8 and vegetable in 1/3 of his land. He also uses 1/6 of his land for growing flowers and the remaining three hectares for planting maize. how much land does the farmer have?

Answer 1

Answer:

total area of the farmer's land

L/3 + 3L/8 + L/6

8/24L + 9/24L + 4/24L + 23 = L

3/24L = 23

L/8 = 23

L = 184

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let suppose total land is =x

so by given

3x/8+1x/3+1x/6+3=x

solving this we find the value of x=24

so the total land is 24 hectares