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Rhianna recently sold some farmland and bought a new plot that consists of 2,0242,024 acres. Rhianna calculates that this is 10%10\% more acreage than she used to own. What was the acreage of the old land?\newline____\_\_\_\_ acres

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Q. Rhianna recently sold some farmland and bought a new plot that consists of 2,0242,024 acres. Rhianna calculates that this is 10%10\% more acreage than she used to own. What was the acreage of the old land?\newline____\_\_\_\_ acres
  1. Calculate original acreage: Calculate the original acreage before the 1010% increase. Let the original acreage be xx. Since the new acreage is 1010% more, the equation is x+0.1x=2024x + 0.1x = 2024.
  2. Simplify equation: Simplify the equation to find xx. Combine like terms: 1.1x=20241.1x = 2024.
  3. Solve for x: Solve for x by dividing both sides by 1.11.1: x=20241.1.x = \frac{2024}{1.1}.
  4. Perform division: Perform the division to find the value of xx: x=1840x = 1840.

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