KS2 Primary Maths Age 13-17 - Measure: Perimeters and Areas - Explained

The video tutorial guides students through a task of identifying two shapes with 3/4 shaded. The teacher explains the importance of selecting two shapes to avoid losing marks. The process involves analyzing each shape's shaded fraction, simplifying it, and determining if it equals 3/4. The tutorial covers four shapes, with detailed steps on simplifying fractions and verifying the correct shapes. The final verification confirms the two correct shapes, emphasizing the importance of careful analysis.

What is the task described in the video regarding the shapes?

• Identify two shapes with 1/2 shaded.

• Identify one shape with 3/4 shaded.

• Identify two shapes with 3/4 shaded.

• Identify three shapes with 3/4 shaded.

How is the fraction of shaded parts in the first shape simplified?

• 6/8 simplifies to 3/4.

• 6/8 simplifies to 1/2.

• 6/8 simplifies to 2/3.

• 6/8 simplifies to 5/6.

Why is the second shape not selected?

• It simplifies to 5/6.

• It simplifies to 1/2.

• It simplifies to 2/3.

• It simplifies to 3/4.

What is the fraction of shaded parts in the third shape?

• 7/9, which simplifies to 3/4.

• 7/9, which does not simplify to 3/4.

• 7/9, which simplifies to 1/2.

• 7/9, which simplifies to 2/3.

How is the fraction of shaded parts in the fourth shape simplified?

• 12/16 simplifies to 5/6.

• 12/16 simplifies to 3/4.

• 12/16 simplifies to 2/3.

• 12/16 simplifies to 1/2.