A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts two parts are shaded which fraction is equivalent to the shaded area of the rectangle

The answer would be 2/8. Think about how many parts in the rectangle; 8. That 8 becomes the denominator, how many is shaded is called the numerator. Altogether the answer is 2/8 as 2 parts are shaded of the 8.

2/8 but that could be reduced to 1/4