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Combining Simple Shapes

Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes (e.g. two triangles make a rectangle)

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Question 1 of 3

When you put two identical squares together so that they share one whole side, the shape you create is a:

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following shapes can be made by joining two triangles together along a full side?

Question 3 of 3

Sam is using pattern blocks to cover a big hexagon drawn on his worksheet. He can only use the small equilateral triangle blocks. How many triangle blocks does he need to fill the whole hexagon without any overlap?

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