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Example 4.2 from Prealgebra, 4.1 Visualize Fractions
Visualize Fractions: example 4.2
Shade of the circle.
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
Solution
The denominator is so we divide the circle into four equal parts ⓐ.
The numerator is so we shade three of the four parts ⓑ.
of the circle is shaded.
Your turn
The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.
Shade of the circle.
How did it go?