Question

A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts. Two parts are shaded. What fraction is equvalent to the shaded area of the rectangle.

Answer 1

Answer: 1/4

Explanation:

Since the rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts and two parts are shaded, this simply means that 2 out of 8 parts are shaded which is 2/8.

The fraction that's equvalent to the shaded area of the rectangle will be:

2/8 = (2 × 1) / (2 × 4) = 1/4

The equivalent fraction is 1/4