Question

trygg has 3/4 package of marigold seeds. He plants 1/6 of those seeds in his garden and divides the rest equally into 10 flowerpots. what fraction of a package of seeds is planted in each flowerpot

Answer 1

The answer is just 1/16

Answer 2

Trygg has 3/4 package of marigold seeds. He plants 1/6 of those seeds in his garden, then he plants exactly

`(3)/(4)\cdot (1)/(6) =(3\cdot 1)/(4\cdot 6)= (3)/(24) =(1)/(8)`

of seeds.

Now count how much of package left:

`(3)/(4)-(1)/(8) =(6)/(8)-(1)/(8) =(6-1)/(8)=(5)/(8).`

He divides the rest
`\left((5)/(8)\right)` equally into 10 flowerpots, then in each flowerpot is planted

`((5)/(8))/(10)=(5)/(8) \cdot (1)/(10)=(5\cdot 1)/(8\cdot 10)=(1)/(16).`

Answer: in each flowerpot is planted
`(1)/(16)` package of marigold seeds.