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.