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# Números racionales I **1. Designing Flags** Santiago and Melina have to design flags for different countries. * Santiago uses horizontal rectangles. * Melina uses vertical rectangles. **(a)** What part of the Bolivian flag is red? What part of the Argentinian flag is light blue? **(b)**...

# Números racionales I **1. Designing Flags** Santiago and Melina have to design flags for different countries. * Santiago uses horizontal rectangles. * Melina uses vertical rectangles. **(a)** What part of the Bolivian flag is red? What part of the Argentinian flag is light blue? **(b)** What is the relationship between the red parts of the Bolivian flag and the Guinean flag? **2. Other Flags** Plan templates are used to design other flags. **(a)** What part of the Colombian flag is blue? **(b)** Santiago says that the white part of the Czech Republic's flag represents three-eighths. Is this correct? **3. Colors in the Congo Flag** Melina suggests that each colour in the Congolese flag takes up a third of the space. Santiago disagrees, saying yellow takes less area than green and red. Who is right? Explain. **4. Designing a School Flag** A flag needs to be designed for school: * 1/4 white * 2/8 yellow * Remaining split into 2 equal parts, one green and one blue. What percentage is blue?