Priscilla Ng's answer to Opportunity's Primary 5 Maths Fractions Singapore question.

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Priscilla Ng
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In Figure 2, if the rectangle and square were to pull apart, each shape would have a shaded part.
Then, there would be 2 shaded parts.

Hence, the total area in Figure 1 will be the unshaded part + 2 shaded parts.