Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
11+ Maths, topic 2.4.1
Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
You could be given a shape and asked to find which fraction of the shape has been shaded.
What fraction of this shape is shaded?
Count the total number of parts
- This shape has 16 equal parts.
Count the number of shaded parts
- This shape has 4 shaded parts.
Express as a fraction
- We can say that 4⁄16 is shaded.
- We can simplify 4⁄16 to 1⁄4.
1⁄4 of the shape is shaded
Test yourself on Expressing Shaded Areas as Fractions
What fraction of this shape is shaded?
What fraction of this shape is shaded?
What fraction of the shape is shaded?