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Jack's father has a garden in the backyard. He planted 1/4 in corn,1/4 in beans and 1/4 in potatoes. What portion of the

garden is left?
1/2
1/3
1/4

2 Answers

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Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

1=4/4

1/4 corn+1/4 beans+1/4 potatoes= 3/4 used up space

4/4-3/4=

1/4

User Alexander Zhak
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Option C
(1)/(4)

ANSWER:

Jack's father has a garden in the backyard.
(1)/(4) portion of the garden is left.

SOLUTION:

Given, Jack's father has a garden in the backyard.

He planted
(1)/(4) in corn,
(1)/(4) in beans and
(1)/(4) in potatoes.

Let, the remaining portion of the garden be x.

And we have to consider the whole garden as one unit.

Then, garden area = area with corn + area with beans + area with potatoes + left over area.


$1=(1)/(4)+(1)/(4)+(1)/(4)+x$


$1=(1+1+1)/(4)+x$


$1=(3)/(4)+x$


$x=1-(3)/(4)$


$=(4-3)/(4)$


$=(1)/(4)$

Hence,
(1)/(4) portion of the garden is left.

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