Open Up - Grade 6 - Mathematics - Unit 1 - Lesson 2

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A diagonal of the rectangle is shown. Think of how you could decompose the rectangle along the diagonal. Redraw the two pieces to make a different shape on another part of the graph.
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From the previous question, how does the area of this new shape compare to the area of the original rectangle? Explain how you know.
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The area of the square is 1 square unit. Two small triangles can be put together to make a square or to make a medium triangle.


Which figure also has an area of 1 and 1/2 square units? Select all that apply.

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Priya decomposed a square into 16 smaller, equal-size squares and then cut out 4 of the small squares and attached them around the outside of original square to make a new figure. How does the area of her new figure compare with that of the original square?

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The area of a rectangular playground is 78 square meters. If the length of the playground is 13 meters, what is its width in meters?
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A student said, “We can’t find the area of the shaded region because the shape has many different measurements, instead of just a length and a width that we could multiply.”

Explain why the student’s statement about area is incorrect.
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