Question

Divide the larger square into 10 equal columns or rectangles. Shade one rectangle. What part of the whole is the shaded rectangle? Write that part as a decimal and a fraction.

Answer 1

`Part=(1)/(10)`

`Part=0.10`

Explanation:

Given

`Columns = 10`

`Shaded = 1`

Required

Part of the whole

This is calculated as:

`Part=(Shaded)/(Columns)`

Substitute
`Columns = 10` and
`Shaded = 1`

`Part=(1)/(10)`

`Part=0.10`