SOLUTION: a farmer plowed 5/8 of his field. He planted corn on 2/3 of the plowed part. What fraction of the whole field was planted with corn.

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Question 418916: a farmer plowed 5/8 of his field. He planted corn on 2/3 of the plowed part. What fraction of the whole field was planted with corn.
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5/8)* (2/3) = 5/12

so, 5/12 of whole field was planted with corn.