Patterns
Look at this square.
What part is coloured blue?
What part is green?
We will draw a grid to find the portion of each colour in the following square.
Total number of small squares in the grid = 16
Number of small blue coloured squares = 2
Fraction of blue shaded square =
=
Thus, one-eighth of the square is shaded blue.
Number of green shaded squares = 1
Fraction of green shaded square =
Thus, one-sixteenth of the square is shaded green.
Total number of small squares in the grid = 16
Number of small blue coloured squares = 2
Fraction of blue shaded square =
=
Thus, one-eighth of the square is shaded blue.
Number of green shaded squares = 1
Fraction of green shaded square =
Thus, one-sixteenth of the square is shaded green.