This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 3.6E:
decompose two congruent two-dimensional figures into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole and recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape
Instruction
As strange as it might seems, equal shares of congruent shapes do NOT need to have the same shape. Don't believe me? Watch the video below.
STAAR Practice
Between 2016 and 2024, this supporting standard has been tested 4 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining each problem can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.
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