Question

ue cooks \\(\frac{4}{5}\\) of a 3 - cup box of rice. she wants to know how many cups of rice she cooks. build a model to show \\(\frac{4}{5} \times 3\\).

Explanation:

Answer:

$\frac{12}{5}$ or $2\frac{2}{5}$ cups
(Model: Each of the 3 equal segments representing 1 cup is divided into 5 parts, shade 4 parts in each of the 3 segments, total shaded parts are 12 out of 5, representing $\frac{12}{5}$)