Let’s go through each problem one by one. We’re looking at shapes divided into equal parts, and some of those parts are shaded. Our job is to write a fraction that shows how much is shaded.
Remember:
- The
bottom number (denominator) = total number of equal parts in the whole shape.
- The
top number (numerator) = how many of those parts are shaded.
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1) Circle split into 8 equal slices → 1 slice shaded →
1/8
2) Rectangle split into 3 equal parts → 1 part shaded →
1/3
3) Rectangle split into 3 equal parts → 2 parts shaded →
2/3
4) Rectangle split into 6 equal parts → 1 part shaded →
1/6
5) Rectangle split into 4 equal parts → 2 parts shaded →
2/4 (can simplify to 1/2, but we’ll leave as is unless told otherwise)
6) Rectangle split into 6 equal parts → 5 parts shaded →
5/6
7) Circle split into 8 equal slices → 5 slices shaded →
5/8
8) Rectangle split into 5 equal parts → 3 parts shaded →
3/5
9) Rectangle split into 5 equal parts → 2 parts shaded →
2/5
10) Circle split into 6 equal slices → 2 slices shaded →
2/6 (simplifies to 1/3, but again, we’ll keep it as shown)
11) Rectangle split into 5 equal parts → 4 parts shaded →
4/5
12) Circle split into 8 equal slices → 5 slices shaded →
5/8
13) Circle split into 8 equal slices → 3 slices shaded →
3/8
14) Rectangle split into 4 equal parts → 1 part shaded →
1/4
15) Circle split into 6 equal slices → 3 slices shaded →
3/6 (simplifies to 1/2)
16) Rectangle split into 2 equal parts → 1 part shaded →
1/2
17) Circle split into 4 equal slices → 3 slices shaded →
3/4
18) Circle split into 8 equal slices → 4 slices shaded →
4/8 (simplifies to 1/2)
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Final Answer:
1) 1/8
2) 1/3
3) 2/3
4) 1/6
5) 2/4
6) 5/6
7) 5/8
8) 3/5
9) 2/5
10) 2/6
11) 4/5
12) 5/8
13) 3/8
14) 1/4
15) 3/6
16) 1/2
17) 3/4
18) 4/8
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