Question

The fraction models below represent two fractions of the same whole. How much of the Fraction 3 over 8 is in the Fraction 1 over 4 ? Two rectangles of the same size are drawn side by side touching each other. The first rectangle is divided into 8 portions of equal size. Three of these are shaded. The shaded portion alone is labeled as 3 over 8. The second rectangle is divided into 4 portions of equal size. One portion is shaded. The shaded portion alone is labeled 1 over 4.

Answer 1

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Answer:

2/3

Explanation:

You can see from the diagram that the shaded 1/4 of the second rectangle has the same dimensions as 2 of the 3 shaded parts of the first rectangle.

2/3 of 3/8 is in 1/4