A farmer in Punjab owns a plot of 31/3 hectares. He plants wheat on 3/5 of the plot and sugarcane on 1/4 of the remaining land. How many hectares are under sugarcane?

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0.333. Plot = 10/3 hectares. Wheat = 3/5 × 10/3 = 2 ha. Remaining = 10/3 - 2 = 4/3 ha. Sugarcane = 1/4 × 4/3 = 1/3 ha (about 0.33 ha).

A farmer in Punjab owns a plot of $3 \frac{1}{3}$ hectares.
He plants wheat on $\frac{3}{5}$ of the plot and sugarcane on $\frac{1}{4}$ of the remaining land.
How many hectares are under sugarcane?

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A farmer in Punjab owns a plot of $3 \frac{1}{3}$ hectares.
He plants wheat on $\frac{3}{5}$ of the plot and sugarcane on $\frac{1}{4}$ of the remaining land.
How many hectares are under sugarcane?