A farmer with 1,350 acres of land had planted his fields with corn, sugar cane, and tobacco in the ratio of 5:2:2, respectively, but he wanted to make more money, so he shifted the ratio to 2:3:4, respectively. How many more acres of land were planted with tobacco under the new system? Options.
A) 75	B) 150	C) 300	D) 450	E) 600
Originally (2/9)*1350= 
<gadget id="calculator">(2/9)*1350</gadget>
<output>300</output>
300 acres were planted with tobacco.   In the new system (4/9)*1350= 
<gadget id="calculator">(4/9)*1350</gadget>
<output>600</output>
600 acres were planted with tobacco.   Thus   600-300= 
<gadget id="calculator">  600-300</gadget>
<output>300</output>
300 more acres were planted with tobacco.   The answer is 300.
<result>C</result>
A farmer with 1,350 acres of land had planted his fields with corn, sugar cane, and tobacco in the ratio of 5:2:2, respectively, but he wanted to make more money, so he shifted the ratio to 2:3:4, respectively. How many more acres of land were planted with tobacco under the new system?