Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was cleared for planting. Of the cleared land, 80 percent was planted with barley and 10 percent of the cleared land was planted with potato. If the remaining 90 acres of cleared land was planted with tomato, how many acres did the farmer own?
Choose one.
A) 850
B) 950
C) 1025
D) 975
E) 1000
80% of 90% = 72%, 10% 0f 90% = 9% so the remaining  90-72-9= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 90-72-9</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9%=90 acres or 10% of 90%=9% --&gt; 90/9*100=1000 acres Answer (1000)
<result>E</result>
Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was cleared for planting. Of the cleared land, 80 percent was planted with barley and 10 percent of the cleared land was planted with potato. If the remaining 90 acres of cleared land was planted with tomato, how many acres did the farmer own?