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A rectangle is divided into 12 equal parts as four rows and three columns. The first part in each of the four rows are shaded. The one shaded part of the first row is further shaded using diagonal lines.
Interpret the model to determine the fraction used to divide 1/3 .
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Responses
34
Start Fraction 3 over 4 End Fraction
112
Start Fraction 1 over 12 End Fraction
43
Start Fraction 4 over 3 End Fraction
14
Start Fraction 1 over 4 End Fraction
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The fraction used to divide 1/3 can be determined by counting the number of shaded parts in the model. In this case, there is 1 shaded part in each of the 4 rows, but only one of them is further shaded using diagonal lines. Therefore, the fraction used to divide 1/3 is 1/4.