Question

I have a rectangular garden. I usually grow

carrots in 2/5 of my garden but I want to
take 1/4 of the carrots section to grow
strawberries. After I make this change, how
much of my whole garden will be
strawberries?

Answer 1

`(1)/(10)`

Explanation:

If you originally have
`(2)/(5)` of your garden reserved for carrots, are taking
`(1)/(4)` of the carrot space (
`(2)/(5)` ) for strawberries, then the total amount of your garden left for strawberries will be
`(2)/(5)\cdot(1)/(4)`

`(2)/(5)\cdot(1)/(4) = (2)/(20)`

`(2)/(20)` simplifies down to
`(1)/(10)`.

Hope this helped!