Mrs. Helio has 2 3/4 acres of farmland. she will plant corn on 1/4 of this land, potatoes on 1/12 of the land, wheat on 5/8 of the land and beans on the rest of the land.
2 3/4 acres is the same as 11/4 acres To find how much of the land is beans, find how much is already taken up, and the rest is beans. Farmland-Corn-Potatoes-Wheat=Beans 1-(1/4)-(1/12)-(5/8)=1/24