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Estimating fractional areas
An activity to help students think about and appreciate simple fractions.
Publisher: Texas Instruments UK
Editor: Barrie Galpin
Author: David J C Elgin
Topic: Mathematics
Tags Fractions , Percentages , Area
Students are required to estimate what fraction of a shape is shaded.
There are 30 different diagrams and in each one students are asked to try to shade in a certain specified fraction of the shapes presented. When they click on the slider the fraction shaded is revealed.