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A farmer uses four out of five equal strips of his land for wheat crop and 17\dfrac{1}{7} of his land for cereal crop. What fraction of his land is available for other crops?

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Fraction of land used for wheat crop = 45\dfrac{4}{5}.

Fraction of land used for cereal crop = 17\dfrac{1}{7}.

Total fraction used = 45+17\dfrac{4}{5} + \dfrac{1}{7}

LCM of 5 and 7 = 35.

4×75×7+1×57×52835+53528+5353335\Rightarrow \dfrac{4 \times 7}{5 \times 7} + \dfrac{1 \times 5}{7 \times 5}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{28}{35} + \dfrac{5}{35}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{28 + 5}{35}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{33}{35}

Fraction of land available for other crops = 133351 - \dfrac{33}{35}

35353335353335235\Rightarrow \dfrac{35}{35} - \dfrac{33}{35}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{35 - 33}{35}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{2}{35}

Hence, the fraction of land available for other crops = 235\dfrac{2}{35}.

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