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Visualisation of Fractions

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Question

What fraction of the figure is shaded.

\frac{1}{4}

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\frac{3}{8}

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\frac{5}{8}

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\frac{8}{11}

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Solution

The correct option is C $\frac{3}{8}$
$\Rightarrow$ Total number of equal parts = $8$
$\Rightarrow$ Number of shaded parts = $3$
$∴$ Shaded fraction = $\frac{S h a d e d p a r t s}{T o t a l n u m b e r o f e q u a l p a r t s}$

$∴$ Shaded fraction = $\frac{3}{8}$

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(a) equalising the numerators

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(3)

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