Question

Jacob is cutting strips from a foot-long piece of wood for his woodworking class. He needs a strip of wood that is

foot long and another strip that is
foot long. Which of the following strips is shaded to show the total amount of wood Jacob needs for his class? If you know the answer, just tell me how many strips should be shaded please.

Answer 1

8 piece shaded for the first one one

2 piece shaded for the second one

Explanation:

You said 9/8 so 8 pieces shaded out of 9

You said 2/4 so 2 piece shaded out of 4