Answer:
the fraction is 4/9 and the question is Which best describes the fraction represented by the shaded portion of the diagram?
Since 4 of the 9 equal parts are shaded, the shaded portion represents Four-ninths.
Since 4 equal parts are shaded and 5 are not shaded, the shaded portion represents Four-fifths.
Since 5 of the 9 equal parts are not shaded, the shaded portion represents Five-ninths.
Since 5 of the equal parts are not shaded, the shaded portion represents Five-fifths.