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15 July, 21:47

A farmer plants 3 times as much wheat as corn on his land. If he plants no more than 36 acres, what is the greatest number of acres that can be used for corn?

A. 27 acres

B. 9 acres

C. 18 acres

D. 4 acres

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  1. 15 July, 22:02
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    9 acres

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Since you have three times as much wheat as corn, you have 4 "groups" of crops altogether: three wheat and one corn.

    Divide 36 by 4 to get 9, which is how much corn you have.
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