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I have a field total 25740 sq mtrs

I need to divide it into 7 plots

Plots 1 to 4 are to be equal in surface area

Plots 1 & 2 combined or 4 & 5 combined are obviously the same.

However plots 5, 6 & 7 are equal in surface area also and equate to the total area of plots 1 & 2 combined or 3 & 4 combined.

What is the actual individual surface area of plots 1,2 & 3 and 4,5,6 & 7

Or can you give me the formula

Thank you in anticipation

 Nov 2, 2016

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If you meant that plot 1 + plot 2 is equal to plot 3 + plot 4, then this is what I got.

 

Since plots 1-4 are all equal, I made them one variable, x. Since plots 5-7 are all equal I also made them a variable, y. I then made some base formulas based off of the info.

 

1: 4x+3y=25740

2: 2x=3y

 

I then solved for x on the second equation and got x=(3/2)y. Using this new equation, I plugged it into the x value for the first formula. Now you only have one variable, so you can solve for y. After I did this, I got y=2860. Then I plugged y into the first formula and solved for x this time. I got x=4290. I checked my answers and this should be right if the information I used was correct. 

 

So therefore...

 

Plot 1 = 4290

Plot 2 = 4290

Plot 3 = 4290

Plot 4 = 4290

Plot 5 = 2860

Plot 6 = 2860

Plot 7 = 2860

 

This isn't propotional, but heres a visual for the x's and the y's

 

 

x (4290)

 

x (4290) x (4290) x (4290)

 

  y (2860)   

 

  y (2860)      y (2860)   
 Nov 2, 2016
 #1
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Best Answer

If you meant that plot 1 + plot 2 is equal to plot 3 + plot 4, then this is what I got.

 

Since plots 1-4 are all equal, I made them one variable, x. Since plots 5-7 are all equal I also made them a variable, y. I then made some base formulas based off of the info.

 

1: 4x+3y=25740

2: 2x=3y

 

I then solved for x on the second equation and got x=(3/2)y. Using this new equation, I plugged it into the x value for the first formula. Now you only have one variable, so you can solve for y. After I did this, I got y=2860. Then I plugged y into the first formula and solved for x this time. I got x=4290. I checked my answers and this should be right if the information I used was correct. 

 

So therefore...

 

Plot 1 = 4290

Plot 2 = 4290

Plot 3 = 4290

Plot 4 = 4290

Plot 5 = 2860

Plot 6 = 2860

Plot 7 = 2860

 

This isn't propotional, but heres a visual for the x's and the y's

 

 

x (4290)

 

x (4290) x (4290) x (4290)

 

  y (2860)   

 

  y (2860)      y (2860)   
Goldfish Nov 2, 2016
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You have posted this question twice within a short time frame and without EVEN mentioning that you were doing so.

 

DO NOT DO THIS AGAIN!

 

 

 

In future wait longer and

then repost by saying you still need help 

Copy and paste the address of your first post in

so people can answer on your original thread!

 

Here is the original

 

http://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-please_58620

 Nov 2, 2016

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