Decompose a Whole

Multiple Choice

Stan and Denton each made a kite for a kite-flying contest. The kites were the same size and shape, as shown. Each child divided the kite into two equal areas.

Which statement is NOT true about Stan's and Denton's kites?

• Stan's kite shows 1/2 of the area shaded

• The shaded parts have the same shape but different areas

• The shaded parts are different triangles, but they have equal areas

• Denton's kite shows 1/2 of the are shaded

Multiple Choice

These two right triangles are congruent. Each triangle has been divided into 4 smaller right triangles of equal area.

What fraction of the whole triangle is represented by the shaded area of each triangle?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/6

Dropdown

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop-down.

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Select answer

gave the judges 1/6 of the cake.

Multiple Choice

Reshard folded two congruent trapezoids into equal areas. He shaded 2 parts of one trapezoid and 1 part of another.

Hannah said, " you shaded 1/4 the area of each trapezoid." Is Hannah correct?

• No, Rashard shaded 2 parts of the first trapezoid and only 1 part of the other

• No, the first trapezoid is larger than the second trapezoid

• Yes, 2/8 of the first trapezoid is equal in area to 1/4 of the second trapezoid

• No, 2/8 does not represent the same area as 1/4