Question

One of the community service groups is going to plant a garden. 2/3 of the space will be used for vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable space will be used for tomatos. what fraction of the garden will be used for tomatoes? draw a picture below.

Answer 1

1/12 of the Garden

Explanation:

When adding fractions, the denominators need to be the exact same number. Therefore, you need to find the LCM. The LCM of 3 and 4 is 12, so all the denominators will be 12.

2/3 * 4/4 = 8/12

1/4 * 3/3 = 3/12

8/12 + 3/12 = 11/12

Now you need to subtract it from 1 (the garden).

12/12 - 11/12 = 1/12

Answer 2

1/6 of the vegetables space will be used for the tomatoes