Question

anna plants peas in 3/8 of her garden and herbs in 1/8 of it. she divides the rest of the garden into 6 sections. what fraction of the original garden is in each section?

Answer 1

Peas + herbs = 3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 = 1/2 (when simplified)

If we separate the rest in 6 sections, we want to find 1/6th of the rest is equal to what fraction

In math, the word 'of' usual means multiplication.
Therefore, 1/6(each section) of 1/2(the rest) will give you the answer
1/6 * 1/2 = (1*1)/(6*2)=1/12

Answer 2

3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 = 1/2
1/2 × 1/6 = 1/12