Name Equal Parts

1. A circle has 2 equal parts. One is shaded. What fraction is shaded?

1/3 1/2 2/1

2. A rectangle has 4 equal parts. Three are shaded. What fraction is shaded?

4/3 1/4 3/4

3. What does the 5 in 2/5 tell you?

The whole has 5 equal parts. There are 5 shaded parts. There are 5 wholes.

4. Which division of a sandwich makes halves?

Two unequal pieces. Two equal-sized parts. Three equal-sized parts.

5. A strip has 6 equal parts, all shaded. What fraction is shaded?

1/6 5/6 6/6