Question

If the browns plant 3/16 tomatoes, 1/4 cabbage, and 3/8 peppers, what fraction of their gargantuas will be unplanted

Answer 1

`(3)/(16) \textrm{of the gargantuas will be unplanted}.`

Explanation:

Given: Browns have planted 3/16 tomatoes, 1/4 cabbage and 3/8 peppers.

First lets find out the total fraction of planted.

`(3)/(16) +(1)/(4) +(3)/(8)`

Now taking LCD for 16,4 and 8 to add up the fraction.

∴ LCD is 16

Next adding the fraction,

`(3* 1+1* 4+ 3* 2)/(16) = (13)/(16)`

∴ Total fraction of planted gargantuas is
`(13)/(16)`

Lets take the size of gragantuas as ``1``

∴ To find the un planted fraction of gargantuas.

`(1- \textrm{Total fraction of planted part of gargantuas})`

=
`1-(13)/(16)`

=
`(3)/(16)`

∴ 3/16 is the unplanted fraction of gargantuas.