STAAR Fractions

Each strip of the diagram is shaded to represent a fraction of 1 whole. The fractions represented are -

• equivalent, because the shaded area of strip b is greater than the shaded area of strip a.

• not equivalent, because strip a has 4 parts in all and strip b has 8 parts in all

• equivalent, because the shaded are of strip a is the same as the shaded area of strip b

• no equivalent, because strip a has 3 shaded parts and strip b has 6 shaded parts.

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