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6-50.

Answer each of the questions below.

  1. How many eighths are in ? Use your answer to rewrite  in the form .

    Use the diagram below to help you answer this question.
    Instead of counting, try using multiplication to determine how many eighths are in the fully shaded circles.

    This diagram is 6 circles all divided into eighth equal pie sections. The first 5 circles have all 8 sections shaded. The sixth circle has 5 out of the 8 sections shaded.

  2. How many fifths are in ? Use your answer to rewrite  in the form .

    Use a diagram or method similar to the one used in part (a).