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Draw a rectangle that is 3 squares long and 1/2 of a square wide. Then add up the partial squares to find the area. Multiply to check your answer.

Draw a rectangle that is 3 squares long and 1/2 of a square wide. Then add up the-example-1
User CharlieP
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Answer:

3/2 or 1 1/2 squares.

Step-by-step explanation:

It says it on the image attached. Also, it's what you get when you multiply


3*(1)/(2).

User Rohith Balaji
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Step-by-step explanation:

P.S: Rectangle attached in image.

According to the image, we can see that 3 rectangles are half shaded.

This means that:

  • Half shaded square + Half shaded square + Half shaded square
  • => 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5
  • => 1.5 units²

Check:

To check our answer:

  • 3 x 0.5 = Area of rectangle
  • => 1.5 units² = Area of rectangle

Hence, our explanation is correct.

Draw a rectangle that is 3 squares long and 1/2 of a square wide. Then add up the-example-1
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