Mr Lopez owns a home that sits on 7/8 of an acre. He has decided to plow up 1/4 of the property to create a garden. What fraction of an acre will he plow up?
7/32
To find the fraction of an acre that Mr Lopez will plow up, we need to multiply the total area of his property by the fraction representing the portion he wants to plow.
First, let's convert the fractions to a common denominator:
7/8 = (7 * 1)/(8 * 1) = 7/8
1/4 = (1 * 2)/(4 * 2) = 2/8
Next, we multiply the total area of the property by the fraction representing the portion he wants to plow:
7/8 * 2/8 = (7 * 2)/(8 * 8) = 14/64.
Therefore, Mr Lopez will plow up 14/64 of an acre.