THE STUDENTS FROM JEFFERSON SCHOOL TURNED A VACANT LOT INTO A VEGETABLE GARDEN. TOMATOES WERE PLANTED IN 4/5 OF THE GARDEN SPACE. CHERRY TOMATOES TOOK UP 1/6 OF THAT SPACE. WHAT PART OF THE GARDEN WAS PLANTED IN CHERRY TOMATOES?
1/6 times 4/5 = ??
Suppose the lot had an area of 60 sq ft.
Then 4/5 x 60 = 48 sq ft for tomatoes.
and 1/6 x 48 = 8 sq ft for cherry tomatoes. So We have 40 sq ft for ordinary tomatoes, 8 sq ft for cherry tomatoes, and the ratio of cherry tomatoes to the total space is 8/60 or 2/15. OR
1/6 x 4/5 = 4/30 = 2/15 without assuming value for area of the lot. Check my thinking.
Thanks for helping me understand the problem.
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To find the part of the garden that was planted in cherry tomatoes, we need to calculate the fraction representing the cherry tomatoes' portion in relation to the entire garden.
First, we know that tomatoes were planted in 4/5 of the garden space. To find the fraction representing the cherry tomatoes' portion, we can multiply 4/5 by 1/6.
(4/5) * (1/6) = 4/30 = 2/15
Therefore, 2/15 of the garden was planted in cherry tomatoes.