A group of farmers planted 85 fields of vegetables. Of the fields they planted, 1/3 were planted with cabbage. How many fields of cabbage did the farmers plant?

To find out how many fields were planted with cabbage, you need to calculate \( \frac{1}{3} \) of 85. 

\[
\frac{1}{3} \times 85 = \frac{85}{3} \approx 28.33
\]

Since the number of fields must be a whole number, the farmers likely planted 28 fields of cabbage (since 28 is the nearest whole number).

Thus, the farmers planted **28 fields of cabbage**.

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Here are 5 related questions you might explore:
1. If 40% of the remaining fields were planted with carrots, how many fields were planted with carrots?
2. If each cabbage field produces 500 heads of cabbage, how many total heads of cabbage did the farmers produce?
3. How many fields were not planted with cabbage?
4. If the farmers had 120 fields instead of 85, how many would be planted with cabbage?
5. What fraction of the total fields were not planted with cabbage?

**Tip:** Always check that your final answer makes sense in context, such as ensuring you have a whole number of fields.

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