isabella's mother has a garden with an area of 10 2/3 square feet. She plants peas in 1/4 of the garden.

Question

Calculate the area that was used for planting peas.

Answer 1

To calculate the area used for planting peas, we need to multiply the total area of the garden by the fraction of the garden used for planting peas:

Area used for planting peas = (1/4) x 10 2/3

First, we need to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction:

10 2/3 = (3 x 10) + 2 = 32/3

Now we can substitute these values into our formula:

Area used for planting peas = (1/4) x 32/3

To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and then the denominators together:

Area used for planting peas = (1 x 32)/(4 x 3)

Simplifying the fraction, we get:

Area used for planting peas = 8/3 square feet

Therefore, Isabella's mother used 8/3 square feet of the garden for planting peas.

Answer 2

which is 2 2/3