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How do I find the area of the non-shaded figure?!?

How do I find the area of the non-shaded figure?!?-example-1
User Anisa
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Answer:

Answer:

51 cm²

Explanation:

Rectangle = 6x12=72

triangle = 1/2(7)(6)=21

Non-shaded=72-21=51 cm²

Usually, we would subtract the area of a smaller inner shape from the area of a larger outer shape in order to find the area of the shaded region

User Ofstudio
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Answer:

51 cm²

Explanation:

rectangle = 6x12=72

triangle = 1/2(7)(6)=21

Non-shaded=72-21=51 cm²

User Aubreyrhodes
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