Frankie folded a piece of paper 12 inches by 9 inches into sections as shown below.

What fraction of the total area is in each section?

Paper of 12 inches by 9 inches is divided into 4 equal rectangles.

A.
1
2
B.
1
3
C.
1
4
D.
Cannot use a fraction because the paper was not divided into equal parts.

1 answer

C. 1/4. Each of the four rectangles is equal in size, so each one represents 1/4 of the total area.