Question

Sean and his sister, Betty, mow 8/9 of the total area of their lawn. If they divide the chore equally, what fraction of the total area does Sean mow?.

Answer 1

`(4)/(9)`

Explanation:

There are two of them, so we will divide the lawn area mowed by 2.

`(8)/(9)/(2)/(1)= (8)/(9)*(1)/(2)=(8*1)/(9*2) =(8)/(18) =(4)/(9)`

-> This also can be simplified with seeing that 8 / 2 = 4, so
`(4)/(9)`, but I wanted to show the whole mathematical process.