Challenge problems on shape composition and partitioning
Emma wants to make a rectangle using triangles. How many triangles does she need?
If you divide a circle into 2 equal parts, each part is called a ___. (Type: half)
What do we call one of two equal parts?
Jake built a shape with 6 triangles. The shape has 6 equal sides. What shape did he build?
A square can be divided into 4 equal smaller squares.
How many corners does a shape have if it has 5 sides? ___
Sides and corners are always equal in these shapes.
Which shape can you make using 4 squares?
All rectangles have 4 right angles (square corners).
If you divide a square into 4 equal parts, each part is ___ of the whole. (Type answer as: 1/4)
One out of four parts.
Sarah draws a shape with 4 sides. Two sides are 5 cm and two sides are 3 cm. What shape is it?
You cannot make a triangle using squares.
A rectangle has a length of 6 blocks and a width of 4 blocks. How many blocks would you need to go around the whole outside? ___
Add all four sides: 6 + 4 + 6 + 4.
Which best describes a square?
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