Question

A farmer sells 99 hectares of land. This represents 37½% of his original farm. How big was the original farm? Please my little brother needs this​

Answer 1

Question

A farmer sells 99 hectares of land. This represents 37½% of his original farm. How big was the original farm?

Answer:

the area of farm is 3712.5hectare

SOLUTION

let the total area of farm is x hectares

⇒$37\frac{1}{2}$  of x is $99 hectares$

⇒hence $x=99/37\frac{1}{2}$

⇒(we know $37\frac{1}{2} =75/2$)

⇒so, $x=99*\frac{2}{75}$

⇒∴$x=3712.5$

⇒so the area of farm is 3712.5hectares

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