Question

An orange is divided into $8$ equal parts. Five parts of the orange are used to make fruit punch. What fraction of the whole is used to make a fruit punch?

• A. Five-eighths
• B. Eight-eighths
• C. Three-eighths
• D. One-eighth

Answer 1

The correct option is A Five-eighths

Number of pieces the orange is divided into $=8$
Number of pieces of the orange used for fruit punch $=5$

Fraction of the whole used for fruit punch $=\frac{\text{Number of pieces of the orange used for fruit punch}}{\text{Number of pieces the orange is divided into}}$

Fraction of the whole used for fruit punch $=\frac{5}{8}$

The fraction $=\frac{5}{8}$ in word form is called five-eighths.