Question

Destiny has 6 library books on her desk. One third of them are about animals. How many of Destiny’s library books are about animals? Draw a diagram to show your work.

Answer 1

| shade  |               |               |       Each rectangle stands for one third so shade 
|  this     |               |               |         only one rectangle.
|    one   |               |               |         And one rectangle has two books in it (you
|             |               |               |         divide 6 by 3 to get 2). 
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