Question

Edward is cleaning the window in his room so that he can see the stars at night. The window has $6$ equal-sized panes. Edward cleans $2$ of those panes with soapy water. What fraction of the window does Edward clean with soapy water?

• A. $\frac{1}{6}$
• B. $\frac{1}{3}$
• C. $\frac{1}{2}$
• D. $\frac{1}{4}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{1}{3}$

The window is the whole.
The window has $6$ equal-sized panes. The denominator of the fraction is $6.$

Edward cleans $2$ of the panes with soapy water. The numerator of the fraction is $2.$


$\therefore$ Edward cleans $\frac{2}{6}$ ,i.e, $\frac{1}{3}$ part of the window with soapy water.