Understanding Fractions with Models

In a fraction circle model with three parts, if two parts are shaded, what fraction does this represent?

• Three-thirds

• Two-thirds

• One-third

• One-half

In a tape diagram with six equal parts, if five parts are shaded, what is the fraction represented?

• One-sixth

• Five-sixths

• Five-thirds

• Six-fifths

Why can't the first model with three unequal parts be identified as one-third?

• Because it is not a circle

• Because it has more than three parts

• Because it is not shaded

• Because fractions must represent equal parts of a whole