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At Francesca's Restaurant, $\frac{1}{2}$ of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian. Of the vegetarian dishes, $\frac{1}{2}$ are pasta dishes. What fraction of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian pasta dishes? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_\_$ of the dishes

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Q. At Francesca's Restaurant,

\frac{1}{2}

of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian. Of the vegetarian dishes,

\frac{1}{2}

are pasta dishes. What fraction of the dishes on the menu are vegetarian pasta dishes?

\newline

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

\_\_\_\_\_

of the dishes

Identify Vegetarian Fraction: Step $1$ : Identify the fraction of vegetarian dishes. $\newline$ Half of the dishes are vegetarian. $\newline$ Calculation: $\frac{1}{2}$ of the total dishes are vegetarian.
Determine Pasta Fraction: Step $2$ : Determine the fraction of vegetarian dishes that are pasta. Half of the vegetarian dishes are pasta dishes. Calculation: $\frac{1}{2}$ of $\frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$ .

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