Question

each year the gardners plant 7/8 of an acre with tomatoes. They sell half of what they grow at a roadside stand. What part of an acre do the gardeners use for the tomatoes they sell

Answer 1

$\frac78\ \cdot\ \frac12=\frac{7}{16}$

Answer 2

$\frac78 \cdot \frac12=\frac{7}{16}$