Question

A group of farmers planted 32 fields of vegetables. Of the fields they planted, 1/12 were planted with cabbage. How many fields of cabbage did the farmers plant?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find the number of fields planted with cabbage, we start by calculating \( \frac{1}{12} \) of the total number of fields, which is 32.

To do this calculation:

\[
\text{Number of cabbage fields} = \frac{1}{12} \times 32
\]

Calculating this step-by-step:

1. Compute \( 32 \div 12 \):

\[
32 \div 12 = \frac{32}{12} = \frac{8}{3}
\]

So, we can conclude:

\[
\text{Number of cabbage fields} = \frac{8}{3}
\]

This represents the number of fields planted with cabbage as a fraction. To express it as a mixed number, we calculate:

\[
\frac{8}{3} = 2 \frac{2}{3}
\]

Thus, the final answer is:

**\( \frac{8}{3} \) (or \( 2 \frac{2}{3} \) as a mixed number)** fields of cabbage were planted.