Question

In the figure shown below the dimension of the larger rectangle are 8 inches by 5 inches, and the dimensions of the smaller rectangle are 4 inches by 2 inches. In square inches what's the area of the shaded region

Answer 1

Given,

The dimension of the larger rectangle are 8 inches by 5 inches.

The dimensions of the smaller rectangle are 4 inches by 2 inches.

Required

The area of the shaded region.

The area of the shaded region is calculated as,

`Area\text{ of shaded region = area of larger rectangle -area of smaller rectangle}`

Substituting the values then,

`Area\text{ of shaded region = area of larger rectangle -area of smaller rectangle}`