Question

Isabella's mother has a garden with a total area of 10 2 3 square feet. She plans her planting season like this: 1 4 of the garden will be used for planting peas. And, 3 4 of the garden will be used for planting corn. Part A Calculate the area used for planting peas, and then calculate the area used for planting corn

Answer 1

I am going to use the following numbers for the calculations.
10 2/3 square feet, 1/4 peas, and 3/4 corn.

Area with peas:

You need to find out what 1/4 of the total area is.

1/4 x 10 2/3
1/4 x 32/3
1/1 x 8/3
Area with peas is 8/3 or 2 2/3 square feet.

Area with corn:
You will find out what 3/4 of the total area is.

3/4 x 10 2/3
3/4 x 32/3
1/1 x 8/1
The area with corn is 8 square feet.