percentage: 3/4 of 8 rectangles are shaded

[memphis aguilar]

3/4 of 8 rectangles are shaded?
please show if there's a way of solving this problem.

 

[stapel]

3/4 of 8 rectangles are shaded

What's to solve? I don't see a question here...?

Please reply with clarification. Thank you.

Eliz.

 

[Euler]

Uh, if you want to shade 3/4ths of 8 rectangles do the following computation to find out how many to shade:

$\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}*\frac{8}{1} = \frac{24}{4}$ which simplifies to 6. Shade 6 of the rectangles, and you will have shaded 3/4ths of 8 rectangles.