A farmer in Punjab uses 2/3 of his field for wheat. Of the remaining field, he uses a part for mustard so that 1/12 of the whole field is still empty. What fraction of the whole field is used for mustard?

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1/4. Wheat + empty = 2/3 + 1/12 = 8/12 + 1/12 = 9/12. Mustard = 1 - 9/12 = 3/12 = 1/4.

A farmer in Punjab uses $\frac{2}{3}$ of his field for wheat. Of the remaining field,
he uses a part for mustard so that $\frac{1}{12}$ of the whole field is still empty.
What fraction of the whole field is used for mustard?

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A farmer in Punjab uses $\frac{2}{3}$ of his field for wheat. Of the remaining field,
he uses a part for mustard so that $\frac{1}{12}$ of the whole field is still empty.
What fraction of the whole field is used for mustard?