Question

Which of the following option(s) is/are true for the below figure?

• A. The fraction of colored parts out of the total parts is $\frac{6}{5}$
• B. The fraction of colored parts out of the total parts is $\frac{5}{6}$
• C. 5 shaded parts represent
  the numerator
• D. 6 equal parts represent the denominator

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

6 equal parts represent the denominator

• A fraction represents a part of a whole.
• The numerator and the denominator are the two most important aspects of a fraction.
• The numerator represents the number of parts we have.
• The denominator represents the total number of parts in the whole

Total number of parts $=6$
Number of colored parts $=5$

$\therefore$ Fraction of colored part out of the total parts $=\frac{\text{Number of colored parts}}{\text{Total number of equal parts}}$
$=\frac{5}{6}$

For the fraction $\frac{5}{6}:$
Denominator is $6\to \text{Total number of equal parts in the whole}$

Numerator is $5\to \text{Number of colored parts}$