Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was cleared for planting. Of the cleared land, 30 percent was planted with soybeans and 60 percent of the cleared land was planted with wheat. If the remaining 540 acres of cleared land was planted with corn, how many acres did the farmer own? Choose the correct choice from the following choices
A) 7200  B) 6000  C) 3500  D) 5000  E) 6200

Rationale: 30 % od 90 % = 27 % , 60 % 0 f 90 % = 54 % so the remaining 90 - 27 - 54 = 9 % = 540 acres or 10 % of 90 % = 9 % - - > 540 / 9 * 100 = 6000 acres answer ( b )
Answer: B