What fraction of the whole is shaded?
See the reasoning
- A fraction names part of a whole: the bottom number counts equal parts, the top counts the parts you mean.
- The whole is cut into 3 equal parts, so the bottom number (the denominator) is 3.
- 2 parts are shaded, so the top number (the numerator) is 2.
- So of the whole is shaded.
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