2.4.1
Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
You could be given a shape and asked to find which fraction of the shape has been shaded.


Count the total number of parts
Count the total number of parts
- This shape has 16 equal parts.


Count the number of shaded parts
Count the number of shaded parts
- This shape has 4 shaded parts.


Express as a fraction
Express as a fraction
- We can say that 4⁄16 is shaded.
- We can simplify 4⁄16 to 1⁄4.
1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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1Angles
1.17 Facts About Angles
1.2Identify the Angle
1.3Angles on a Straight Line
1.4Angles in a Circle
1.5Angles in Triangles
2Fractions
2.1Simplifying Fractions
2.2Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
2.3Fractions of Numbers
2.4Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
3Time
4Prime Numbers
4.1Prime Numbers
5Probability
6Ratio
6.1Ratios
7Sequences
7.1Constant Sequences
7.2Doubling & Halving Sequences
7.3Alternating Patterns & Two-Step Sequences
7.4Two-Step Patterns
7.5The nth Term
8Area & Perimeter
8.1Perimeter of a Quadrilateral
8.2Area of a Quadrilateral
8.3Area of a Triangle
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