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Raul plowed 8/9 of the field. Then he planted blackberries on 1/7 of the plowed part. What fraction of the whole field is planted with blackberries?

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Given that:

- Raul plowed this portion of the field:


(8)/(9)

- And he planted blackberries on this portion of the plowed part:


(1)/(7)

You need to set up the following Multiplication of fractions, in order to find the fraction of the whole field that is planted with blackberries:


(8)/(9)\cdot(1)/(7)

To solve it, you need to multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators:


=(8\cdot1)/(9\cdot7)=(8)/(63)

Hence, the answer is:


\frac{8}{63\text{ }}\text{ of the whole field is planted with blackberries.}

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