A landscaper paved 2⁄8 of a garden with bricks and laid ⅜ of the garden with grass. How much of the garden is left for planting?
Question
A landscaper paved 2⁄8 of a garden with bricks and laid ⅜ of the garden with grass. How much of the garden is left for planting?
Solution
To solve this problem, we need to add the fractions that represent the parts of the garden that have been paved with bricks and laid with grass, and then subtract that sum from 1 (which represents the whole garden).
Step 1: Add the fractions 2/8 and 3/8.
2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8
This means that 5/8 of the garden is either paved with bricks or laid with grass.
Step 2: Subtract this sum from 1 to find out how much of the garden is left for planting.
1 - 5/8 = 3/8
So, 3/8 of the garden is left for planting.
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