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Karen raked 3/5 of the yard. Minni raked 1/3 of the amount Karen raked. How much of the yard did Minni rake?

Answer 1

Minni raked 1/5 of the yard.

A fraction "of" means the fraction "times".

So #1/3# of #3/5# means #1/3 xx 3/5#.

Multiplying fractions is the simple thing to do. You just multiply straight across. The top time the top over the bottom time the bottom.

#1/3 xx 3/5 = (1xx3)/(3xx5)# #" "# (we see a common factor of #3#, so we'll reduce)

# = (1xxoverbrace(cancel(3))^1)/(underbrace(cancel(3))_1xx5) = 1/5#.

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