Pat and Dana like to argue with each other about mathematics problems. They discuss the figure below.
Pat: "The shaded region is one-and-a-half times as much as the unshaded region."
Dana: "Wait! I think that the unshaded region is 2/3 of the shaded region."
Who is correct? Why?

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Pat and Dana like to argue with each other about mathematics problems. They discuss the figure below.  
Pat: "The shaded region is one-and-a-half times as much as the unshaded region."
Dana: "Wait! I think that the unshaded region is 2/3 of the shaded region."
Who is correct? Why?

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The Answer of Pat and Dana like to argue with each other about mathematics problems. They discuss the figure below.  
Pat: "The shaded region is one-and-a-half times as much as the unshaded region."
Dana: "Wait! I think that the unshaded region is 2/3 of the shaded region."
Who is correct? Why?

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