Question

Perry has a garden.

1/2 of his garden is planted with tomatoes.

1/3 of his garden is planted with peppers.

The remaining part of his garden is planted with flowers.

What fraction of Perry’s garden is planted with flowers?

Answer 1

1/6 of his garden is flowers because 1/2=3/6 and 1/3=2/6 and when you add those =5/6 and the remaining is flowers so it’s 1/6

Answer 2

Answer:
`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

Given : The fraction of Perry's garden is planted with tomatoes=
`(1)/(2)`

The fraction of Perry's garden is planted with peppers =
`(1)/(3)`

The fraction of Perry's garden is planted with either tomatoes or peppers

=
`(1)/(2)+(1)/(3)=(3+2)/(6)=(5)/(6)`

Then, the fraction of the remaining part =
`1-(5)/(6)`

`=(6-5)/(6)=(1)/(6)` [In fraction 1 is denoted for complete part.]

Since , the remaining part of his garden is planted with flowers.

Hence, the fraction of Perry’s garden is planted with flowers =
`(1)/(6)`