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Two different harvesters together harvested potatoes from an area of 6.6 ha in one shift. The area that the less powerful harvester could harvest in six shifts, the more powerful one could harvest in five shifts. Determine the area that each harvester could harvest in one shift.

Final Answer:

a =  3 ha
b =  3.6 ha

Step-by-step explanation:

a+b=6.6 6a=5b  6 a=5 b  6a5b=0  Pivot:Row1Row2  Row261 Row1Row2 1.83b=6.6  b=1.833333336.6=3.6 a=60+5b=60+5 3.6=3=3 ha  a=3 b=518=3.6



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