Question

Layla owns 3/5 of an acre of farmland. She grows beets on 1/3 of the land. On how many

acres of land does Layla grow beets?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
acres

Answer 1

3/15

1/3 of 3/5 is the same as multiplying

if it were only 1 acre it would look like 1/3 x 1 so for 3/5 of an acre, it is

(1/3) x (3/5)

remember, multiplying fractions is numerator to numerator, and denominator to denominator.

so (1/3) x (3/5) = 3/15