Question

A farmer owns 200 acres of land. He grows 144 acres of corn and 56 acres of soybeans.
On what percentage of land are soybeans grown?


? = 61%

? = 72%

? = 39%

? = 28%

Answer 1

To find the percentage of land that is dedicated to growing soybeans, you can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Percentage of soybeans} = \left( \frac{\text{Acres of soybeans}}{\text{Total acres of land}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case:
- Acres of soybeans = 56
- Total acres of land = 200

Now, substituting the values into the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage of soybeans} = \left( \frac{56}{200} \right) \times 100
\]
\[
\text{Percentage of soybeans} = 0.28 \times 100
\]
\[
\text{Percentage of soybeans} = 28\%
\]

Therefore, soybeans are grown on **28%** of the land.

So, the answer is **? = 28%**.