Show a plot of land that is the area shown below. Is there more than one possible correct answer? Justify your
answer.
Use the picture below to answer the following questions. In the picture, you may assume that pieces which look
equal are actually equal.
- (a)
- What fraction is shape of the entire drawing?
- (b)
- What fraction is the whole square of shape ?
In the figure below, the top row shows a shape we will call the original. Shapes , , and are other shapes which we
will compare to the original.
- (a)
- What fraction is shape of the original?
- (b)
- What fraction is shape of the original?
- (c)
- What fraction is shape of the original?
Denise, Paige, and Charles each cut a length of string. The length of Denise’s string is shown by the line below.
- (a)
- Paige’s string is of the length of Denise’s string. Use Denise’s line to draw the length of Paige’s string.
- (b)
- What is Denise’s string length as a fraction of Paige’s string length? Explain your thinking.
- (c)
- Charles’ string is of the length of Paige’s string. Draw a line that has the same length as Charles’ string.
- (d)
- What is Charles’ string length as a fraction of Denise’s string length? Explain your thinking.