Question

In my garden I planted 1 2/3 rows of seeds. The crows came along and ate 1 1/5 of the seeds. How many rows are left?

Answer 1

Given:

Seeds planted =
`1(2)/(3)` rows

Crows ate =
`1(1)/(5)` rows

To find:

The remaining rows of seeds.

Solution:

According to the question,

Remaining rows of seeds = Seeds planted - Crows ate

`=1(2)/(3)-1(1)/(5)`

`=(1(3)+2)/(3)-(1(5)+1)/(5)`

`=(3+2)/(3)-(5+1)/(5)`

`=(5)/(3)-(6)/(5)`

Taking LCM, we get

`=(5(5)-3(6))/(15)`

`=(25-18)/(15)`

`=(7)/(15)`

Therefore,
`(7)/(15)` rows of seeds are left.