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.
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.
Open-ended question 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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Open-ended question 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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Open-ended question 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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