Equal Shares
These are parts that are the same size.
Equal Shares
True or False: Equal shares have to look the same shape
false
If one piece is bigger than the other, are they equal shares?
No
If you split a sandwich into 2 equal parts, each part is called
a half or 1/2
Even if pieces look different, they are equal if they have the same
area
The shape is split unevenly. What is wrong?
The parts are not the same size, so they are not equal shares.
A square is divided into 4 equal parts, each part is called
a fourth or 1/4
There are two equal sized squares. One is divided into fourths by two diagonal lines and the other is divided into fourths by three straight horizontal lines. Are these equal shares?
Yes!
If a triangle and a square are both divided into halves, are those equal shares?
Not always, only if the triangle and square have the same area