Homework Help: algebra

Posted by cindy on Friday, January 28, 2011 at 4:33pm.

bobs garden is a 20 ft times 10 ft rectangle . bob plants tomatoes in half of his garden :radishes in 1/4 of the remander ,then cucmbers in 1/2 of what is left the last area is planted in peppers . what part of the garden is planted in peppers?

algebra - Ms. Sue, Friday, January 28, 2011 at 4:44pm
tomatoes: 1/2
>> 1 - 1/2 = 1/2

radishes: (1/4) * (1/2) = 1/8
>> 1/2 - 1/8 = 3/8

cucumbers: 1/2 * 3/8 = 3/16
>> 3/8 - 3/16 = 3/16

peppers: 3/16

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