Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was cleared for planting. Of the cleared land, 40 percent was planted with soybeans and 50 percent of the cleared land was planted with wheat. If the remaining 720 acres of cleared land was planted with corn, how many acres did the farmer own?o 00,091

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Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was
cleared for planting. Of the cleared land, 40 percent
was planted with soybeans and 50 percent of the
cleared land was planted with wheat. If the remaining
720 acres of cleared land was planted with corn, how
many acres did the farmer own? vol 00,091
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