Question

Find the shaded area .

Answer 1

152cm^2

Explanation:

Find area of whole rectangle = 12 * 18 = 216cm^2

Find area of smaller square = 8 * 8 = 64cm^2

Take away the larger area from the smaller area = 216 - 64 = 152cm^2

(^2 indicates cm squared)

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Answer 2

Area of the given figure is 152 sq.cm

Explanation:

area of given figure (A)

= area of rectangle - area of minor square

=》A = (12 × 18) - (8 × 8)

=》A = 216 - 64

=》A = 152 sq.cm