Episode 1 of 3
A rectangle inside a 1 m square
The question
The figure below shows a square that is 1 m long and 1 m wide.
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(a) Inside the square, mark out a rectangle that is 5/6 m by 2/3 m. Shade it and find its area.
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(b) Explain how the area you found in (a) compares with the fraction of the whole square that is shaded.
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Answer
5/9 m²
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