Name
Date
The Shape of Things to Come
Trace each shape in the tangram puzzle below onto a piece of tracing paper. Cut out the
shapes. Then trace the shapes onto 3
5 cards or other stiff paper. Make the number of
each shape shown in the chart. Cut out the shapes.
Shape
Quantity
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
1
5
5
2
6
2
6
7
7
1
Use the drawing of the tangram and your cut-out pieces to solve each problem below.
Write a fraction that shows what part
Write a fraction that shows what part
1.
2.
of the whole puzzle is represented
of the whole puzzle is represented by
by shape 1.
shapes 1 and 2 together.
1
2
1
or
4
4
2
Write a fraction that represents the
Write a fraction that represents the
3.
4.
relationship between shape 3 and
relationship between shape 2 and
shape 5.
shapes 1, 3, and 4 together.
1
4
1
7
Write a fraction that represents the
Write a fraction that represents the total
5.
6.
relationship between shape 3
number of shapes in the original puzzle
and shapes 5, 6, and 7 together.
and the total number of shapes you cut
out.
7
1
1
2
5