Question

My garden takes up 1/3 of my yard; I plant tomatoes in 1/2 of the garden. Write and solve the equation shown by the diagram to tell what fraction of my yard is tomatoes.

Answer 1

1/6 of the yard is covered with tomatoes.

Answer 2

You would multiply the two fractions together:

1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6

1/6 of the yard is covered with tomatoes.