At Lisa's Restaurant, 1/2 of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian. Of the vegetarian dishes, 1/2 are pasta dishes. What fraction of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian pasta dishes?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Question
At Lisa's Restaurant, 1/2 of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian. Of the vegetarian dishes, 1/2 are pasta dishes. What fraction of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian pasta dishes?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
To find the fraction of the dishes on the menu that are vegetarian pasta dishes, you multiply the fraction of dishes that are vegetarian by the fraction of vegetarian dishes that are pasta dishes.
- Start with the fraction of dishes that are vegetarian, which is 1/2.
- Then take the fraction of vegetarian dishes that are pasta dishes, which is also 1/2.
- Multiply these two fractions together: (1/2) * (1/2) = 1/4.
So, 1/4 of the dishes on the menu at Lisa's Restaurant are vegetarian pasta dishes.
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