Question

Choose the option which represents the simplest form of the fraction of shaded portion.

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Let's simplify the given picture:Number of shaded portion = 4
Total number of portion = 6
$\therefore$ Fraction of the shaded portion $=\frac{\text{Number of shaded portion}}{\text{Total number of portion}}$
$=\frac{4}{6}$
$=\frac{2\times 2}{2\times 3}$
Cancelling out 2 from numerator and denominator, we get
$=\frac{2}{3}$

Number of shaded portion in the simplest form (numerator) = 2
Total number of portion in the simplest form (denominator) = 3

Hence, option b is the correct answer that represents 2 parts are being shaded out of 3 whole