Question

Write these fractions appropriately as additions or subtractions:

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Answer 1

The total number of parts each rectangle has = 5

No. of shaded parts in the first rectangle = 1 i.e `1/5`

No. of shaded parts in the second rectangle = 2 i.e `2/5`

No. of shaded parts in the third rectangle = 3 i.e `3/5`

Clearly, the fraction represented by the third rectangle = the Sum of the fractions represented by the first and second rectangle

Hence, `1/5 + 2/5 = 3/5`