Two Strips with Shaded Parts

In the picture

1. 1The blue shaded part of the top strip: two of the five equal sections.
2. 2The orange shaded part of the bottom strip: four of the five equal sections.
3. 3A thin dividing line between sections: it shows where two equal parts meet.

Examples

• A chocolate bar broken into equal pieces: four pieces are more than two pieces.
• A ribbon cut into equal lengths: painting four lengths covers more than painting two lengths.

Quiz: Two Strips with Shaded Parts (Age 8)

1. 1

   Two equal strips are each split into 5 equal parts. One has 2 shaded parts and the other has 4 shaded parts. Which shaded fraction is larger?

   • the one with 4 shaded parts
   • the two shaded fractions are equal
   • the one with 2 shaded parts
2. 2

   If two strips have the same total number of equal parts, which has the larger shaded fraction?

   • the one with more shaded parts
   • the one with fewer shaded parts
   • the two shaded fractions are always equal
3. 3

   What can stay the same when the number of shaded parts changes?

   • the number of shaded parts
   • the number of unshaded parts
   • the total number of equal parts

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