Oxford 3-Subject Poly Notebook, 8-1/2" x 10-1/2", Wide Rule, 150 Sheets, 3 Poly Divider Pockets (10585)

a shape can be used to represent a whole the shape can be divided into equal parts to represent a fraction equal parts are the same size but do not have to be the same shape which of these shapes is broken into equal pieces first look at the circle these pieces are equal we can easily see that they are the same size now look at the rectangle these pieces are not equal we can easily see that the yellow piece is much larger than the others finally look at the square are these pieces the same size they are not the same shape so it's hard to tell think about partitioning at one part at a time the shape is broken into two equal halves the left half is broken into two equal parts and the right half is also broken into two equal parts so each of the four parts is half of a half they are all the same size even though they are not the same shape these are equal parts when a shape is broken into