Question

You have a 32-foot fence around a square garden. There are 4 equal sections. You paint 1/3 of one section of the fence.

Answer 1

Answer: The $\frac{1}{12}$ part of fence is painted.

Explanation:

It is given that we have a 32-foot fence around a square garden. There are 4 equal sections. You paint 1/3 of one section of the fence.

Since the fence divided in 4 equal parts, therefore the value of one section in fraction is  $\frac{1}{4}$.

After that we paint $\frac{1}{3}$ of the one section.

Since one section is equal to $\frac{1}{4}$, therefore $\frac{1}{3}$ of the one section $\frac{1}{4}$ is,

$\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{12}$

Therefore, the $\frac{1}{12}$ part of fence is painted.