Data
• Total: 9/10 ton
,• Spread: 1/3 of the total
Procedure
We have that the initial amount was 9/10 ton, and the workers spread 1/3 of the total amount. To know how much this amount is we have to multiply the fractions as follows:
[tex]\frac{9}{10}\times\frac{1}{3}=\frac{9\times1}{10\times3}[/tex]Simplifying:
[tex]=\frac{9}{30}[/tex][tex]=\frac{3}{10}[/tex]Answer: 3/10 ton