Here is a `5`-by-`8` grid. Create a design so that there are `3` times as many unshaded squares as there are shaded squares.

x = number of shaded squares

3x = number of unshaded squares

This is because there are 3 times as many unshaded squares compared to shaded

unshaded = 3*(shaded)

Since there are 5*8 = 40 squares overall, this means,

shaded+unshaded = 40

x+3x = 40

4x = 40

x = 40/4

x = 10

There are 10 shaded squares and 3x = 3*10 = 30 unshaded squares.

So you'll shade in 10 squares in any fashion you prefer.

step-by-step explanation:

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