Question

Jessica drew a circle divided into 8 equal parts she shaded six of the parts what fraction is equivalent to the part of the circle that is shaded?

Answer 1

3/4

Explanation:

Jessica shaded 6/8 of the circle. That fraction can be reduced by removing a factor of 2 from numerator and denominator. The reduced fraction is 3/4.

`(6)/(8)=(2\cdot 3)/(2\cdot 4)=(2)/(2)\cdot(3)/(4)=1\cdot(3)/(4)\\\\=(3)/(4)`