SOLUTION: A rectangle garden is 15 ft by 12 ft tomatoes fill a rectangle section that is 5 ft by 4 ft a bird poops in the garden what is probability that the bird pooped in the tomato sectio

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Question 701235: A rectangle garden is 15 ft by 12 ft tomatoes fill a rectangle section that is 5 ft by 4 ft a bird poops in the garden what is probability that the bird pooped in the tomato section ? Round your answer to the nearest percent
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability that bird pooped in tomato patch = %28AREA_OF_TOMATO_PATCH%29%2F%28AREA_OF_WHOLE_GARDEN%29 = %285%2A4%29%2F%2815%2A12%29 = 20%2F180 = 1%2F9

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