Halves in disguise and four-sided shapes
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1
Write three fractions equal to 1/2 with fourths, sixths and eighths.
2/4, 3/6 and 4/8.
2
Rahma shaded the bar as shown. Did she shade half of it? Explain.
No. She shaded 4 of 6 parts. Half of 6 is 3, so she shaded more than a half.
3
Fold a strip of paper in half two times. How many equal parts are there, and how many parts make one half?
There are 4 equal parts, and 2 of them make one half.
4
Name the quadrilateral: 4 equal sides, opposite sides parallel, no right angles.
A rhombus.
5
Draw a quadrilateral that is not a square and not a rectangle. Write its name if it has one.
Answers vary, for example a trapezium, a rhombus or a parallelogram with 4 straight sides.