document.write( "Question 190030: If 1/2 the area of a garden is vegetable plants and 1/4 the total area is tomatoes, how much of the area is tomatoes? My teacher said the answer is 1/8. I can not figure out how she got it. \n" ); document.write( "

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This is a very poorly worded problem. For the answer to be 1/8, the problem should read :\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If 1/2 the area of a garden is vegetable plants and 1/4 the vegetable garden is tomatoes, how much of the area is tomatoes? In that case, the answer would be \"1/4 of 1/2\" = 1/4 * 1/2 = 1/8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As it reads now, I would say the 1/4 of the area is tomato since \"1/4 the total area is tomatoes, how much of the area is tomatoes?\" \n" ); document.write( "

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