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Given the two rectangles below. Find the area of the shaded region.

Given the two rectangles below. Find the area of the shaded region.-example-1
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Answer:

75 units²

Explanation:

Bigger rectangle: length * width

: 10 * 9

: 90 units²

smaller rectangle: length * width

: 3 * 5

: 15 units²

Shaded region = Bigger rectangle - smaller rectangle

= 90 units² - 15 units²

= 75 units²

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