Fractional Area

What are some other expressions for the shaded region?

• 15/4 X 3

• 45 divided by 4

• 11 1/4

• 48 divided by 3

Where do you see the expression of the diagram?

• There are 2/4 X 9 rows of shaded area.

• 2 X 9 =18. 18 X 4= 72/4

• The squares are each divided in fourths. Each row has 9 shaded fourths. There are two rows of these shaded fourths.

• This is incorrect. There are 2 rows, but there are 9/3 shaded.

Hmmm... are there other expressions for the part she colored?

• 12/2

• 4 X 2/3

• 2 2/3

• 8/3

What is the area of the following rectangle?

Carolina planted seeds in a box that measured 7/8 meter long and  3/5 meter wide. What is the area of the garden box?

• 10/13 square meter

• 24/35 square meter

• 21/40 square meter

• 34/50 square meter

Dylan bought a rug and it covers 2/3 of the floor’s length and 3/4 of the floor’s width. How much of the floor is covered by the rug?

• 1/12

• 1/2

• 9/8

• 1 5/12

• 9 square feet

• 16 1/4 square feet

• 20 1/4 square feet

• 8 2/4 square feet

What is the area of this shape?

• 12

• 24 square units

• 12 units

• 11 square units

What is the area of the shaded portion?

• 10 square units

• 13 square units

• 30 square units

• 20 square units