Question

A gardener spread 2/3 of a bag of mulch evenly over his 6 equal-sized vegetable beds. How much mulch did he put on each vegetable bed?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer: 1/9

Explanation:

If it was one bag, it would have been 1÷6 and the answer would have been 1/6 for each vegetable bed.

So if we do the same with 2/3, this is (2/3)/6. Let’s try this:

=
`(2)/(3)`÷
`(6)/(1)`
=
`(2)/(3)`×
`(1)/(6)`

=
`(2)/(19)`

=
`(1)/(9)`

Therefore, the gardener put 1/9th of the bag of mulch on each vegetable bed.

Answer 2

Answer: 1/9

Step-by-step explanation: We can start the problem by using the concept of unit rate.

We know that the gardener spread 2/3 of a bag of mulch over his 6 vegetable beds. To find the amount of mulch per bed, we can divide the total amount of mulch by the number of beds.

So, the unit rate of mulch per bed is (2/3) / 6 = 1/9 of a bag of mulch.

So, the gardener put 1/9 of a bag of mulch on each vegetable bed.