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Friday, September 25, 2009

Rosyth Sch 2007 PSLE Math Prelim Q44

The figure is not drawn to scale. What fraction of the figure is the total area of the shaded regions A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H?


Solution

The base of the whole figure is (4 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 2) cm = 18 cm

1st row from the top
Fig A has a base of 6 cm.

2nd row
The sum of the bases of Figs B and C is 6 cm.

3rd row
The sum of the bases of Figs D and E is 6 cm.

4th row
The sum of the bases of Figs F and G is 6 cm.

5th row
Fig H has a base of 6 cm.

The average length of the bases of all shaded figures is 6 cm.

The length of the base of the whole figure is 18 cm.

Therefore, the fraction of whole figure that is shaded is
6 cm divided by 18 cm = 1/3

Answer: 1/3

Note that the above method can be used because the vertical columns also correspond to the 6 cm shaded out of the 18 cm total vertical length of the figure.

3 comments:

scaredstiff said...

Emm...i still don't understand this question.can you please explain a bit furthur?

Anonymous said...

yea abit confusing . ><

Eric said...

so damning easy!!! I wish PSLE would be harder than this!!!