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Tractor Ploughing Efficiency Calculation

- Originally, 6 tractors could plough a field of 2880 hectares in 4 days, with each tractor ploughing 120 hectares per day - If 2 tractors were removed, the remaining 4 tractors could plough the same field in 5 days - To calculate the hectares each remaining tractor would plough per day, let x = the hectares ploughed by each tractor daily - With 4 tractors ploughing x hectares each day for 5 days, the total hectares ploughed would be 20x - Setting 20x equal to the total field size of 2880 hectares and solving, x = 144 hectares Therefore, the number of hectares each remaining

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Tractor Ploughing Efficiency Calculation

- Originally, 6 tractors could plough a field of 2880 hectares in 4 days, with each tractor ploughing 120 hectares per day - If 2 tractors were removed, the remaining 4 tractors could plough the same field in 5 days - To calculate the hectares each remaining tractor would plough per day, let x = the hectares ploughed by each tractor daily - With 4 tractors ploughing x hectares each day for 5 days, the total hectares ploughed would be 20x - Setting 20x equal to the total field size of 2880 hectares and solving, x = 144 hectares Therefore, the number of hectares each remaining

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Problem 4

A farming field can be ploughed by 6 tractors


in 4 days. When 6 tractors work together, each of
them ploughs 120 hectares a day. If two of the
tractors were moved to another field, then the
remaining 4 tractors could plough the same field
in 5 days. How many hectares a day would one
tractor plough then? 
Solution:
If each of 6 tractors ploughed 120 hectares a day and
they finished the work in 4 days, then the whole field
is: 120⋅6⋅4=720⋅4=2880 hectares. Let's suppose that
each of the four tractors ploughed x hectares a day.
Therefore in 5 days they ploughed
5⋅4⋅x=20⋅x hectares, which equals the area of the
whole field, 2880 hectares.
So, we get 20x=2880
x=288020=144. Hence, each of the four tractors
would plough 144 hectares a day.
Problem 5
A student chose a number, multiplied it by 2, then
subtracted 138 from the result and got 102. What
was the number he chose? 
Solution:
Let x be the number he chose, then
2⋅x−138=102
2x=240
x=120
Problem 6
I chose a number and divide it by 5. Then I
subtracted 154 from the result and got 6. What was
the number I chose?
Solution:
Let x be the number I chose, then
x5−154=6
x5=160
x=800

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To determine the total area of the field, calculate the product of the number of tractors, the individual area each tractor ploughs per day, and the number of days they work. For instance, if 6 tractors each plough 120 hectares a day and complete the work in 4 days, the total area is 6 * 120 * 4 = 2880 hectares .

Break the problem into sequential operations, convert each to an equation, and solve backward. For example, a number doubled and less 138 resulting in 102 can be systematically tackled by setting 2x - 138 = 102 and solving to find x = 120 .

Given total area and collective tractor workdays, divide total area by the cumulative product of tractors and days. For instance, each of the remaining 4 tractors covering 2880 hectares in 5 days does 144 hectares daily: 2880 / (4 * 5) = 144 .

Reverse each mathematical alteration step by realigning the operations. For x/5 - 154 = 6, solve via x/5 = 160 and multiplying by 5 results in x = 800 to deduce the original selection .

After calculating new conditions' outputs, compare them against known total work. Verify if the results align with the constant work area. For example, 20x = 2880 must hold for changed work conditions with reduced tractors as proof of consistency .

Reducing the number of tractors increases the time required to complete ploughing. For calculation, divide the whole field area by the product of new tractor count and days taken. Given 4 tractors finish in 5 days, the individual productivity is determined by 2880 / (4 * 5) = 144 hectares per tractor per day .

Confirming each step verifies intermediate results and avoids propagation errors. Errors compound with each sequential operation; thus, early-stage mistakes could lead to entirely incorrect final results, as evidenced when solving equations like 2x - 138 = 102 .

To back-calculate, translate each operation into an equation, solve step-by-step inversely. For example, if a student doubled a number, subtracted 138, and resulted in 102, set up the equation 2x - 138 = 102. Resolve it as 2x = 240 leading to x = 120 .

Isolate the variable by reversing each mathematical operation. For the equation x/5 - 154 = 6, resolve as x/5 = 160, then multiply by 5 to find x = 800 .

To assess if productivity remains constant, validate new conditions yield the same total work; this involves aligning new parameters into total area equations and confirming consistency, like testing 2880 = 20x for reduced tractor and altered time scenarios .

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