Question

Russ plants seeds in 12
of his garden. If he planted sunflower seeds in 14
of that section, what part of the total garden should grow sunflowers?

(1 point)
Responses

14

1 4

18

1 8

13

1 3

12

Answer 1

To determine what part of the total garden should grow sunflowers, we need to first understand the fractions involved.

Russ planted seeds in \( \frac{1}{2} \) of his garden and then planted sunflower seeds in \( \frac{1}{4} \) of that section.

To find out what part of the total garden is planted with sunflowers, we multiply the two fractions:

\[
\text{Part of Garden with Sunflowers} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \times \left(\frac{1}{4}\right) = \frac{1 \times 1}{2 \times 4} = \frac{1}{8}
\]

Thus, the part of the total garden that should grow sunflowers is \( \frac{1}{8} \).

The correct answer is \( \frac{1}{8} \).