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Question
Kannan shaded some parts as shown. But his friend Mini says that it is wrong. Explain why it is wrong.
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Solution
The 2 parts out of 5 parts in the rectangle is coloured, so it is `2/5` part coloured. In the triangle it is not clear that how many parts of it is coloured. But it is clear that less than `1/2` part is coloured. So `1/2` is wrong.
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