Comparing Areas
Geometry
Level
1
Which area is larger, the green area or the pink area?
Green area
Pink area
Equal area
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The pink triangle has 4 white triangles missing and the green triangle has 7 white triangles missing. Hence, the pink area will be larger.
In fact, we know that the ratio of pink : green is 1 6 − 4 : 1 6 − 7 = 1 2 : 9 = 4 : 3 !