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Sheet # 121/Fraction

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1) Mrs. Benson has a 6 m long and 4 m wide rectangular garden. She wants to plant flowers on half of the garden.

 a) What is the area of the garden?

 

 b) Draw it on the paper and shade in the part that would be flowers with one of the colors.

 

 c) What is the area of the half garden?

  

 

2) Now Mrs. Benson decides that 1/3 of the flowers in the garden should be roses.

 a) Color the part of the garden that will be roses another color.

 

 b) How much is 1/3 of 1/2?

  

a) What portion of the entire garden do the roses cover?