Fraction of shaded squares over total area ABCD - PSLE Maths

Fraction of shaded squares Question

ABCD, EFGH and IJKD are squares.
AE : EB = CF : FB = 2 : 1
I and K are mid-points of AB and CD respectively.
What fraction of the whole figure are the shaded parts?
(4 marks)


Solution :




It's important to view fraction of each of the shaded area over the same overall base.


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