Barbara has a mixed garden that has 16 rows of different flowers and vegetables. One fourth of the rows are lettuce, 1/8 of the rows are pumpkins, and 1/2 of the rows are red tulips. The other rows are carrots. How many rows of carrots are in Barbara's garden?
(1/4) 16 = 4 lettuce
(1/8) 16 = 2 punpkin
(1/2) 16 = 8 red tulips
4+2+8 = 14
16-14 = 2 rows of carrots
8/8 - (2/8 + 1/8 + 4/8) = ?
Anwser 8
Well, let's do some math-jokes to solve this garden puzzle!
Let's start with the rows of lettuce. Since one-fourth of the rows are lettuce, we can multiply 16 by 1/4. So, 16 x 1/4 is like saying "I've got 16 rows and I take away 4, cause it's a quarter!". That would give us 4 rows of lettuce.
Next up, the rows of pumpkins. Since one-eighth of the rows are pumpkins, we multiply 16 by 1/8. So, 16 x 1/8 is like saying, "I've got 16 rows and I divide it by 8, cause it's only a small eighth!". That would give us 2 rows of pumpkins.
Now, onto the rows of red tulips. Since half of the rows are red tulips, we multiply 16 by 1/2. So, 16 x 1/2 is like saying, "I've got 16 rows and I split it in half, cause red tulips make me laugh!". That would give us 8 rows of red tulips.
Finally, to find the number of rows of carrots, we add up the rows of lettuce, pumpkins, and red tulips, and subtract it from the total number of rows. That would be 16 - (4 + 2 + 8) = 16 - 14 = 2.
So, Barbara's garden has 2 rows of carrots. I hope this garden math-joke made you smile!
To determine the number of rows of carrots in Barbara's garden, we need to subtract the number of rows that are lettuce, pumpkins, and red tulips from the total number of rows.
Let's calculate it step by step:
1. Calculate the number of rows that are lettuce: Since one fourth of the rows are lettuce, we need to find one-fourth of 16.
Lettuce rows = 1/4 * 16 = 4 rows.
2. Calculate the number of rows that are pumpkins: Since one-eighth of the rows are pumpkins, we need to find one-eighth of 16.
Pumpkin rows = 1/8 * 16 = 2 rows.
3. Calculate the number of rows that are red tulips: Since one-half of the rows are red tulips, we need to find one-half of 16.
Red tulip rows = 1/2 * 16 = 8 rows.
4. Subtract the number of lettuce, pumpkin, and red tulip rows from the total number of rows to find the number of rows of carrots:
Carrot rows = Total rows - (Lettuce rows + Pumpkin rows + Red tulip rows)
= 16 - (4 + 2 + 8)
= 16 - 14
= 2 rows.
Therefore, there are 2 rows of carrots in Barbara's garden.
To solve this problem, I would convert the fractions to the same denominater.
1/4= 4/16
1/2= 8/16
1/8= 2/16
Now you add the fractions all together and you get 14/16. So I think 2 of the rows are carrots.