Question

Noah mows 1/2 of his property and leaves the rest wild. He decides to use 1/5 of the weld area for a vegetable garden. What fraction of the property is used for the garden ?

Answer 1

Key Concepts

• Subtraction with fractions
• Multiplication with fractions

Solving the Question

We're given:

• 
  `(1)/(2)` of the property was mowed
• 
  `(1)/(5)` of the unmowed property was used for a vegetable garden

We must first find how much of the property was unmowed.

If
`(1)/(2)` of the property was mowed, then that leaves
`(1)/(2)` of the property unmowed.

• ⇒
  `1-\frac{1}2}=\frac{1}2`

Now, we can find the fraction of the property used for the garden.

`\frac{1}5}` of the
`\frac{1}2` of the property was used for the garden. To find this as a fraction, multiply
`\frac{1}5}` by
`\frac{1}2`:

`\frac{1}5*\frac{1}2=(1)/(10)`

Answer

Therefore,
`(1)/(10)` of the property was used for the garden.