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Question Is the area of shape (a) less than the area of shape (b) given below? Discuss.
Preetha and Adrit’s grandmother is making another square patchwork. She arranges the patches as shown below. Can you guess how many patches she will need? How did you find it?
Area of shape (a) = 9 unit squares
Area of shape (b) = 6 full unit squares + 6 half unit squares = 9 unit squares
So, the area of shape (a) is equal to the area shape (b).
NCERT Textbook Pages 151-153
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