Calculating Area of Composite Figures Using a Quilt Pattern
Skill:
Calculate the areas of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, circles, and composite figures in number and word problems.
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Calculating Area of Composite Figures Using a Quilt Pattern
Calculate areas by decomposing quilt pattern figures.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Otvoreno pitanje 1
In general, how does a quilter figure out how much cloth of each color is needed to sew their quilt?
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Otvoreno pitanje 2
If the quilter wanted to include different kinds of acute or obtuse triangles in their quilt, how would they find the areas of those pieces?
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Otvoreno pitanje 3
If a quilter knows how much of each color fabric they need, how can they calculate the total amount of fabric they need to sew their quilt?
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