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Penny shades in parts of a square to create different patterns.
Which patterns below shades in exactly `2/3` of the square?
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`text(The larger square is made up of 9)`
`text(smaller squares.)`
`:.\ 2/3\ text(requires 6 small squares shaded in.)`
The image below shows a game of noughts and crosses in progress.
What fraction of the available boxes have been filled in?
| `1/2` | `4/7` | `5/7` | `7/9` |
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Which shape has `3/5` shaded?
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`text(In this option:)`
`text(Shaded triangles) / text(Total triangles)`
`=6/10`
`=3/5`
In this pattern of squares, each smaller square is half the area of the next biggest square.
What is the area of the grey part of the pattern?
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This shape is made up of 9 squares.
What fraction of the shape is white?
| `1/5` | `1/4` | `1/3` | `1/2` |
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