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?

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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?

Damon · Accepted Answer

(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

Ms. Sue · Answer

8/8 - (2/8 + 1/8 + 4/8) = ?

Anonymous · Answer

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.

will not say · Answer

Anwser 8