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Sheet # 69 Critical Thinking

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Show and explain your work. Draw pictures or make tables to explain your answer.

The following is the diagram of the hockey rink.



1) What fraction of the total area of the hockey rink does the four face-off-circles represent? Round the area to the nearest thousand.










2) If the hockey rink was a square with the same perimeter, what would its dimensions be? What fraction of the total area of the hockey rink would the four face-off-circles represent? Round the area to the nearest thousand.
















Answers for sheet # 69

Area of the rectangle: 85 x 178 = 15130 sq feet
Area of each circle: 3.14 x 15 x 15 = 706.5 sq. feet

area of 4 circles = 2826 sq. feet

Fraction: 2826/15130

Estimate to the nearest thousand

3000/15000

about 1/5


If it was a square

side of the square is = 131.5 feet
area of the square = 17292 sq feet

fraction = 2826/17292

round to the nearest thousand

3000/17000

about 1/6