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Visualisation of Fractions

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To shade half of a square, divided equally into 36 pieces, how many pieces do we need to shade?

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12

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B

18

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C

6

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24

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Solution

The correct option is B 18
Half of 36 is 36 ÷ 2 = 18
Therefore, 18 squares need to be shaded to cover half of the given squares.

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