Your neighbor is planting a 10 ft. x 10 ft. vegetable garden. She wants it divided into 4 equal parts to grow an equal amount of potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, and lettuce. She has already planted 25 sq. ft. of broccoli. What fraction of the garden is left for the potatoes, zucchini, and lettuce?
A = LW
A = 10 * 10
A = 100
75/100 is left
Simplify the above fraction.
To find out what fraction of the garden is left for potatoes, zucchini, and lettuce, we need to calculate how much space is already occupied by the broccoli and then subtract it from the total area of the garden.
The area of the garden is given as 10 ft. x 10 ft., which equals 100 sq. ft.
Since your neighbor has already planted 25 sq. ft. of broccoli, we subtract this area from the total area of the garden to find out how much space is left: 100 sq. ft. - 25 sq. ft. = 75 sq. ft.
So, there are 75 sq. ft. remaining for the potatoes, zucchini, and lettuce.
To express this remaining area as a fraction of the whole garden, we need to divide the remaining area by the total area of the garden.
Remaining area for potatoes, zucchini, and lettuce = 75 sq. ft.
Total area of the garden = 100 sq. ft.
To determine the fraction, we divide the remaining area (75 sq. ft.) by the total area (100 sq. ft.):
75 sq. ft. / 100 sq. ft. = 0.75
Therefore, the fraction of the garden that is left for the potatoes, zucchini, and lettuce is 0.75 or 75/100.