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?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]\frac{1}{10}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

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

[tex]\frac{2}{5}\cdot\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{20}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{2}{20}[/tex] simplifies down to [tex]\frac{1}{10}[/tex].

Hope this helped!