Question

Raul plowed 8/9 of the field. Then he planted blackberries on 1/7 of the plowed part. What fraction of the whole field is planted with blackberries?

Answer 1

Given that:

- Raul plowed this portion of the field:

$\frac{8}{9}$

- And he planted blackberries on this portion of the plowed part:

$\frac{1}{7}$

You need to set up the following Multiplication of fractions, in order to find the fraction of the whole field that is planted with blackberries:

$\frac{8}{9}\cdot\frac{1}{7}$

To solve it, you need to multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators:

$=\frac{8\cdot1}{9\cdot7}=\frac{8}{63}$

Hence, the answer is:

$\frac{8}{63\text{ }}\text{ of the whole field is planted with blackberries.}$