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Any kind of figure can be broken into parts (fractions).  Look at the following examples. The shaded areas represent the fraction you want to express.

1

2

3

4

5

1/4

1/2

3/8

4/10

1/3

On a separate piece of paper, draw five more figures and divide them into equal parts. Shade one or more of those parts to show the fractions below.

1.          1/3

2.          1/6

3.          2/5

4.          3/10

5.          5/8

6.          1/4

7.          1/2

8.          5/10

9.          2/3

10.        5/6