The fraction models below represent two fractions of the same whole. How much of the Fraction 5 over 6 is in the Fraction 1 over 3?
Two rectangles of the same size are drawn side by side touching each other.. The first rectangle is divided into 6 portions of equal size. Five of these are shaded. The shaded portion alone is labeled as 5 over 6. The second rectangle is divided into 3 portions of equal size. One portion is shaded. The shaded portion alone is labeled 1 over 3.
Fraction 2 over 5
Fraction 1 over 2
Fraction 5 over 9
Fraction 6 over 9
