Module 1: Patterns, Change, and Expression

Fold a small rectangle piece of paper into thirds using horizontal folds. Shade ²/₃ of the paper yellow. Then, fold the paper into fourths using vertical folds and shade ³/₄ of the yellow part blue.

There are 6 green sections, so  ⁶/₁₂, or  ¹/₂ of the paper is green. You have found that  ³/₄ of  ²/₃ is  ¹/₂. You can rewrite this using math symbols as

³/₄ * ²/₃ = ¹/₂

Now try folding paper and shading sections to find  ¹/₂ of  ¹/₂, ¹/₂  of ³/₄, and ²/₃ of ⁹/₁₀ and rewrite these as math symbols in your journal. Include your shaded paper in your journal.