Algebra Readiness Made Easy Grade 6

Ima Thinker

IN GOOD SHAPE

Name _____ Date __

What is the area of Ray Dio’s rectangle?

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I’ll start with Pete’s fact.

I can figure out the length

of his rectangle.

The length of my

rectangle is 4

times its width.

Its width is 4

inches.

1.Why did Ima start with Pete’s fact first?

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2.What is the length of Dee’s rectangle? ___

3.What is the width of Uriel’s rectangle? ___

4.What is the area of Ray’s rectangle? How did you figure it out?

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PROBLEM

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Dee Zember

Pete Zaria

Ray Dio

Uriel Smart

Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr

. 6

© 2008 by Greenes, Findell & Cavanagh, Scholastic Teaching Resources

The length of my

rectangle is the

width of Uriel’s

rectangle. The width

of my rectangle is

its length.

The width of my

rectangle is the

length of Dee’s

rectangle. The area

of my rectangle

is 32 square inches.

The length of my

rectangle is the

length of Pete’s

rectangle. The area of

my rectangle is 16

square inches.

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