Question

A certain bag of potting soil is 1/4 peat moss,and the rest is dirt. What part is dirt?

Answer 1

1-1/4

4/4-1/4

3/4

So 3/4 bag is dirt.

Answer 2

The part of the bag that consist of dirt is:

3/4

Explanation:

It is given that the amount of peat moss that is present in a bag of potting soil is:

1/4

Hence, the remaining space that is left in the bag consist of dirt.

Remaining space is calculated as :

`1-(1)/(4)\\\\\\=(3)/(4)`

( Since we subtract 1/4 from a whole of a bag)

Hence, the part that is dirt in the bag of potting soil is:

3/4