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1 square unit

1 square unit

1 1 1 square unit 2 Compare these methods of decomposing the shape to find its area. How are they similar? How are they different? What numbers would represent the area of each section in the decomposed shapes? How do you know? How do these numbers match the sections of the decomposed shape? How might you use the numbers in each diagram to find the area of the shape?

1 square unit

1 square unit

1 1 square unit 1 1 1 Compare these methods of decomposing the shape to find its area. How are they similar? How are they different? What numbers would represent the area of each section in the decomposed shapes? How do you know? How do these numbers match the sections of the decomposed shape? How might you use the numbers in each diagram to find the area of the shape?

1 square unit

1 square unit

1 1 square unit 1 1 1 Compare these methods of decomposing the shape to find its area. How are they similar? How are they different? What numbers would represent the area of each section in the decomposed shapes? How do you know? How do these numbers match the sections of the decomposed shape? How might you use the numbers in each diagram to find the area of the shape?

1 square unit

1 square unit

1 1 1 square unit 1 1 1 Compare these methods of decomposing the shape to find its area. How are they similar? How are they different? What numbers would represent the area of each section in the decomposed shapes? How do you know? How do these numbers match the sections of the decomposed shape? How might you use the numbers in each diagram to find the area of the shape?