Question:
Fun mathematical word problem?
anonymous
2008-10-11 17:03:03 UTC
A farm is being divided and sold. The farm is 435 acres total. three-fifths of the farm has some wetlands area and sells for 245 an acre. One-third of the farm is buildable ands sells for 450 an acre. The rmaining acreage is prime land and sells for 910 an acre. What is the sale price of the farm? break it down
Seven answers:
MoonRose
2008-10-11 17:20:41 UTC
Three-fifths of the farm is wetlands, selling for $245 an acre. So the wetlands is (3/5)435 = 261 acres, for a price of 261(245) = $63,945. Now for the buildable land, which is one-third of the farm and sells for $450 an acre: (1/3)435 = 145 acres, price of 145(450) = $65,250. Finally, the remaining acreage is prime land. It encompasses 1 - 3/5 - 1/3 = 15/15 - 9/15 - 5/15 = 1/15 of the farm land and sells for $910 an acre: (1/15)435 = 29 acres, 29(910) = $26,390. Therefore, the sales price of the farmland is:



63,945 + 65,250 + 26,390 = $155,585
anonymous
2008-10-11 17:15:22 UTC
first you need to find out what 3 fifths of 435 is. Which is 261

then you need to find out what one third of 435 is. which is 145



add those two numbers to get 406

subtract 406 from 435. you get 29.



so now you know that 261 acres are being sold for 245 an acre,

145 acres are being sold for 450 an acre

and 29 acres are being sold for 910 an acre.



so figure out how much each section is worth, and then add it all together.



63945

+65250

+26390



=155585



the total farm costs 155585 units.
anonymous
2008-10-11 17:14:27 UTC
435(3/5)(245) +435(1/3)(450) +435(1/15)(910) = 155585
Matzah Boy
2008-10-11 17:13:02 UTC
435*(3/5*245 + 1/3*450 + (1-1/3-3/5)*910) = $155,585
laura s
2008-10-11 17:14:58 UTC
i think it is $155, 585



1.) 3/5 is 261 acres..multiply by 245 per acre =$63945

2.) 1/3 is 145 acres.. multiply by 450 per acre= $65250

3.) 3/5 + 1/3= 14/15 so you have 1/15 leftwhich leaves 29 acres...multiply by 910 per acre= $26390



add them all up... $63945+65250+26390= $155,585
michele
2008-10-11 17:16:47 UTC
3/5 * 425 = 255 acres of wetlands @ $245/acre = $62,475



1/3 * 425 = 141.67 buildable fram land acres @ 450/acre = $63,750



28.33 acres of reamining land at $910 / acre = $25, 780.3



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$152,005.30 total $ value of the farm



~M~
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2016-12-02 11:44:43 UTC
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