Refer to the above diagrams. Each figure is divided into sections of equal size and shape.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The fraction of Figure 1 that is shaded

(b) The fraction of Figure 2 that is shaded

The square and the triangle in the above diagram are both equally divided. Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The fraction of the square that is shaded

(b) The fraction of the triangle that is shaded

Column A Column B

On Thursday it snowed of an inch in the afternoon and of an inch in the evening. What was the total amount of snowfall on Thursday?

is a positive integer. Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The fraction of the circles that are shaded

(b) The fraction of the squares that are shaded

On Tuesday it snowed of an inch in the afternoon and of an inch in the evening. What was the total amount of snowfall on Tuesday?

In Mark's pantry, of the items are chips and of the items are cereal. What fraction of the items are chips or cereal?

Which is the greater quantity?

(A)

(B)