Question

Karen will divide her garden into equal parts. She will plant corn in 12 20 of the garden. What is the fewest number of parts she can divide her garden into?

Answer 1

Given that,

Karen will divide her garden into equal parts. She will plant corn in 12/20 of the garden.

To find,

The fewest number of parts she can divide her garden into.

Solution,

It is mentioned that she will plant corn in 12/20 of the garden.

If we divide both numerator and denominator by 4, it will become:

$\dfrac{12/4}{20/4}=\dfrac{3}{5}$

It means the fewest number she can divide her garden into is 4. 3/5 part is planted with corn and rest 2/5 is not planted with corn plant.