Jaylen said that the green bars in this picture represent
3
4
of the total bars. And, he is correct. Which equivalent fraction could represent the green bars if Jaylen cut each bar in half ?
4 equal-sized rectangles are shown. There are 3 green rectangles and a white rectangle.
A.
4
6
B.
6
8
C.
1
2
D.
2
8
The new total number of bars would be 2 times the original number of bars. Therefore, the equivalent fraction of the green bars would be:
2 x 3 = 6
The total number of bars would be:
2 x 4 = 8
So, the equivalent fraction for the green bars cut in half would be:
6/8, which can be simplified to 3/4.
Therefore, answer choice A. 4/6 is incorrect, answer choice B. 6/8 is the simplified equivalent fraction, answer choice C. 1/2 is incorrect, and answer choice D. 2/8 is incorrect.