How much of the whole does the shaded area (blue) represent?
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How much of the whole does the shaded area (blue) represent?
The large square grid is divided into smaller squares. Let's determine how many small squares there are in total.
Step 1: Count the number of small squares along one side. From the SVG image, each side seems to have 10 smaller squares (since each section appears uniform and there are grids within both, rows, and columns).
Step 2: Calculate the total number of smaller squares in the grid. Since it's a square, the total is small squares.
Step 3: Calculate what fraction of the whole one shaded square (the blue one) represents. The shaded area is one of these squares, so it represents of the entire grid.
Therefore, the shaded area represents or of the whole grid.
or
Write the following fraction as a decimal:
\( \frac{5}{100}= \)
Count the spaces between the lines, not the lines themselves! If you see 11 vertical lines, they create 10 columns of squares. Think of it like fence posts - 11 posts make 10 sections.
These are just different forms of the same number! is the fraction form, and 0.01 is the decimal form. You can convert by dividing: 1 ÷ 100 = 0.01.
Just count the shaded squares! If 3 squares were blue, the answer would be or 0.03. The numerator changes but the denominator stays 100.
Count systematically: Count squares in one complete row, then count how many rows there are. Multiply these numbers together for the total.
No, is already in lowest terms because 1 and 100 share no common factors other than 1. This fraction cannot be simplified.
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