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A-65.

Draw a circle on your paper and lightly shade in three-fourths of the circle.  

  1. Divide the entire circle into eight equal parts. How many parts are shaded?

  • Try shading in three-fourths of the circle after you divide it into 8 equal parts. A circle divided into 8 equal sections cut through the center.

  • Additional markers indicating the circle can be divided into quarters. Each quarter contains two sections of the 8 equal sections.

  1. Using fractions, write and solve a related division problem.

  • Your problem should show how many one-eighth parts are in three-fourths.