Lafayette

Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Picture of a tiled floor


What mathematical words can be used to describe this floor covering?

How many different shapes can you see inside this photograph?

How many white triangles can you see?

Estimate first before counting.

What fraction of the image is grey in colour?
What fraction is red?
What fraction is quadrilateral in shape?

The picture was seen in Lafayette, Paris.

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