Question: Phyllis has two gardens. In the first garden, she has 20 plants and 10% are tomato plants. In the second garden, she has 15 plants and 1/3 of these plants are tomato plants. What percentage of all the plants in her two gardens are tomato plants? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
The first garden has 2 tomato plants because 20 x .1 = 2. The second garden has 5 tomato plants because 15 x (1 / 3) = 5. She has 7 tomato plants in total because 2 + 5 = 7. She has 35 plants in total because 20 + 15 = 35. The proportion of tomato plants is .2 because 7 / 35 = .2. The percentage of tomato plants is 20 because .2 x 100 = 20. So the answer is 20.