Introduction
How do we partition shapes?
Goal:
Goal:
Kendall just finished baking a blueberry pie. She wants to share the pie equally with her 3 neighbors to thank them for watering her plants when she was out of town.
Question:
How should Kendall partition, or divide, the pie among her 3 neighbors?
Into thirds!
How many thirds does each neighbor get?
One third.
Let’s partition shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths!