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Mandy has a flower garden that is 30 1 2 square feet. She wants to plant daisies in 1 3 of the garden. What will the area of the daisy part of the garden be? Write and solve an equation that will help you figure out the area of the daisy section of the garden. Explain the steps you took to solve the problem.


Sagot :

Answer:

area of the daises part of the garden = 1/3 x 30 1/2

10 1/6 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

area of the daises part of the garden = area of garden x 1/3

= 1/3 x 30 1/2

Convert the mixed fraction to an improper fraction

to convert to improper fraction, take the following steps :  

1. Multiply the whole number  by the denominator

2. Add the numerator to the answer gotten in the previous step

3. divide the number gotten in the previous step by the denominator  

= 1/3 x 61/2 = 61/6

convert to mixed fraction

10 1/6