The strip below is cut into 15 equals bars shade

ANSWER
[tex]5[/tex]EXPLANATION
From the given strip;
one-third of the strip equals;
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{3}\times15 \\ =\frac{15}{3} \\ =5 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, 1/3 of the strip is 5. Hence, 5 portions are needed to be shaded