Question

A farmer watered

of a field. What percentage is equivalent to the fraction of the field the farmer DID NOT water?

Answer 1

60% of the field is equivalent to the fraction of the field the farmer DID NOT water.

To find the percentage of the field the farmer DID NOT water, you can subtract the fraction of the field the farmer watered from 1 (since the total field is equivalent to 1) and then convert the result to a percentage.

Given that the farmer watered
`\( (2)/(5) \)` of the field:

`\[ \text{Percentage not watered} = \left(1 - (2)/(5)\right) * 100 \]`

Now, calculate:

`\[ \text{Percentage not watered} = \left((3)/(5)\right) * 100 = 60\% \]`

Therefore, 60% of the field is equivalent to the fraction of the field the farmer DID NOT water.