FRACTION PROBLEMS: Areas of a GARDEN. Easy FRACTION PROBLEMS for elementary and secondary school ...
We have a plot of land measuring 2400 square meters. We want to allocate two-fifths to growing vegetables, seven-twelfths to fruit trees, and the remainder for a shed.
How many square meters will we allocate to each area?
What fraction represents the shed area?
To solve fraction problems, we must pay attention to whether the given fraction is relative to a whole number or to another fraction. In the problems we present, we will have to solve for a fraction of a quantity or a fraction of a number. This is the concept of a fraction as an operator. We will also solve the problem step by step using basic fraction operations such as adding and subtracting fractions.
In the problem presented, we are given the total size of the garden, and knowing the fraction of each area, by using the fraction as an operator, we can find the surface area of each zone of the land.
TIPS:
To add and subtract fractions, we must first change the fractions so they have the same denominator (common denominator).
To multiply or divide fractions, we don't find a common denominator. Instead, we multiply the numerators and denominators crosswise.
The result must be simplified as much as possible by dividing the numerator and denominator of the fraction by the same number.